Peter Kirkland
PlantFile’s Author
Peter Kirkland has been working in the horticulture & landscaping industry in the Sydney region for over 45 years. Realising there was no horticulture master plant software available for both professionals and home gardeners, Peter began building PlantFile in 1982. PlantFile now has profiles of over 4000 species with plant information including cultivation, photographs, pests, diseases and more and is used as a primary horticultural teaching tool at TAFE in NSW, QLD and Victoria as well as several Australian universities. Peter continues to create new technological innovations for PlantFile including online access, apps for mobile phones and, most recently, QR Code technology.
Peter has been to many countries throughout the world to collect the necessary images for PlantFile and has recreantly returned from South America where he traveled from Ushuaia in the south to the Galapagos Islands.
- A big thank you to all the PlantFile users who have given constant support and feedback which has been invaluable in making PlantFile a valuable resource.