Katalog drzew, krzewów i pnączy „HORTUS” – narzędzie wspomagające projektowanie zieleni, które uwzględnia polskie warunki klimatyczne, polską ofertę szkółkarską i polski krajobraz przyrodniczy

In the period of uniting Europe regional values gain still more importance. In process of designing green elements regional aspect is becoming vital one. Computer catalogue 'HORTUS' tries to join local environment circumstances with local producers and designers offer. It's main role is to facilitate process of selection of trees, shrubs and climbers for design works. 'HORTUS' is elaborated as text and graphical data base. Contains information about features and requirements of above 1500 plants. They are as follow: Polish name, Latin name with indication of author, synonyms, shape of crown, maximal height, design height, maximal width, design width, soil requirements - humidity, fertility, acidity, pollution resistance, favourable placement - parks, squares, road sides, Polish climate zones, colour dominating in various periods of a year, fastness of growth, transparency of crown, needed insolation, fragrance, germicidality, emaciating features, allelopatic features, diffusion of diseases, eatable and poison features, honey yield, allergic features, tractability for cutting, some added features in text way, photographs of shape in spring, summer and autumn, leafs in summer and autumn, fruits, flowers, branches or trunks, drawings of leaf and of shoot by the winter. There are added characteristic of Polish natural forest associations. This information helps with designs of natural landscape elements. Catalogue HORTUS enable automatic update of proproducers and designers offer. It is an kind of open data base enable adding new plants all the time and enable designing with maximal differentiated and accessible plant material. Photographs included could be used to prepare visualisations of design works. Version of HORTUS able to work together with AutoCAD is under work.