Ina, I think Excel or some other spreadsheet ought to be just fine for most home gardeners. You need the relational system with multiple related data tables when you have to track multiple plantings in different areas, or make multiple-year observations on a given plant, such as bloom times, for instance. Besides bloom times and locations in the garden and greenhouses, I track family names (by genera) in a separate table in the main relational database. I track suppliers' names, addresses, contact info, etc., in a separate table. I recommend Excel or the Calc in OpenOffice (see openoffice.org). Jim S. At 07:23 AM 11/28/2011 +1300, you wrote: >Any suggestions for a simpler one? I checked Access and another but am >just a gardener. > >Ina ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W