Editorial Policy
Plantvale's guides are here for one reason: to help you keep plants alive and thriving. Here is how we work.
How we use AI
We use AI in our work, and we would rather you knew it. Our guides and profiles are drafted with AI language models working from published sources, and the facts are then checked against the sources we cite. Wherever a number or a rule matters, the source is linked next to it.
Every page goes through automated checks before it goes live: for claims without a named source, for figures that disagree with the source tables we use, and for broken links. The whole site is audited again regularly, and when we find a mistake, we correct it. Not every sentence is read by a human specialist, which is one more reason to follow the official sources we link for anything about health, safety or the law.
Most pictures on Plantvale are AI-generated illustrations and are marked as such. They show what a plant typically looks like; they are never presented as photographs of a particular animal, plant or place.
Research and accuracy
We build each guide from horticultural and botanical sources. It is desk research: we do not claim to have grown every plant we describe. We give specific light, water, soil and propagation advice, and we are clear when a method is simply one gardener's way of doing things rather than a rule.
Updates and corrections
Plants, seasons and products all change, so we revisit and refresh our guides instead of just restamping the date on top. If you find an error, let us know through our About page and we will fix it.
Independence
Our recommendations are made on merit, never in exchange for payment, and no brand can buy its way into a guide. Our Affiliate Disclosure explains how the site is funded.
Not professional advice
Our guides are written for home growers and are not professional horticultural advice. Plant identification can be tricky and lookalikes are common, so when a plant's identity or safety is in any doubt, confirm it with a specialist before you act.