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Expert review panel

Plant sites almost never tell you whether a qualified person checked what you are reading. This page does, section by section, including the parts where the answer is currently no.

12
review seats defined
0
filled
12
open

Current status: no section of this site has been reviewed by a credentialed expert yet. All 12 seats below are open. Content is compiled and edited against a published rubric from the botanical and horticultural sources cited on each page, and every factual claim links to its source so you can check it directly. Treat anything here as well-sourced research, not as professional horticultural, veterinary or agronomic advice. For a decision that matters, especially anything involving pesticide use, fertiliser rates, or whether a plant is safe around an animal or child, confirm with a qualified professional.

What each seat covers

Each seat below states the credential a reviewer must hold, the public register we check it against, and the specific class of error that review exists to catch. When a seat is filled, the reviewer is named here with a link you can verify, and the pages they reviewed carry their name and the date.

Horticulturist / plant collections specialistNot yet reviewed

Certified Horticulturist
Covers
Indoor / houseplants
Credential required
ASHS Certified Horticulturist
How we verify it
ASHS certification directory + institution staff page
Minimum experience
8+ years
Region focus
US
What this review catches
Wrong humidity and light ranges, unsafe pesticide advice, toxicity claims, mislabeled cultivars

Senior nursery manager / plant advisorNot yet reviewed

Certified Horticulturist
Covers
Indoor / houseplants; potting media and feeding
Credential required
RHS Level 2/3; Chartered Institute of Horticulture member
How we verify it
CIH member directory; RHS certificate with candidate number
Minimum experience
8+ years
Region focus
UK and EU
What this review catches
US-centric watering and feeding advice, wrong compost types, unrealistic UK indoor light assumptions

Extension agronomist / KVK scientistNot yet reviewed

Agronomist
Covers
Farming and crop plants
Credential required
ICAR or state-university affiliation; ORCID with publication record
How we verify it
Institution staff directory + ORCID + Google Scholar
Minimum experience
10+ years
Region focus
India and South Asia
What this review catches
Fertilizer dosages with no units or soil-test context, yield claims with no region, pesticides banned in a target market

Certified crop adviser / field agronomistNot yet reviewed

Agronomist
Covers
Farming and crop plants; temperate row crops
Credential required
Certified Crop Adviser (American Society of Agronomy)
How we verify it
ASA certification lookup, active CCA with region shown
Minimum experience
10+ years
Region focus
US and Canada
What this review catches
Sowing windows off by zone, rates stated without soil test, tank-mix advice that is not label legal

Chartered landscape architectNot yet reviewed

Landscape Professional
Covers
Outdoor and garden plants; hardiness and siting
Credential required
Chartered Member, Landscape Institute (CMLI)
How we verify it
Landscape Institute member register
Minimum experience
7+ years
Region focus
UK
What this review catches
Wrong RHS or USDA zone ranges, understated mature size, invasive species listed as ornamental

Consulting arboristNot yet reviewed

Landscape Professional
Covers
Trees and large woody outdoor plants
Credential required
ISA Certified Arborist; TRAQ qualification
How we verify it
ISA verify-a-credential tool, active ID
Minimum experience
7+ years
Region focus
US and Australia
What this review catches
Mature spread and root-space understated, unsafe pruning windows, species planted too close to structures

Head grower / technical leadNot yet reviewed

CEA / Hydroponics Specialist
Covers
Exotic and no-soil plants; growing_medium field; EC and pH
Credential required
Verifiable tenure at a named CEA operation; facility GLOBALG.A.P. certification
How we verify it
Company team page + LinkedIn tenure overlap + one trade-press mention
Minimum experience
5+ years
Region focus
Global, facility-based
What this review catches
EC and pH ranges copied from forums, no-maintenance claims on water-grown plants, root-rot risk omitted

Ethnobotanist / native plant society officerNot yet reviewed

Regional Native-Plant Expert
Covers
Native and regional specialty plants; local names; legal collection
Credential required
Office held in a recognised native plant society; herbarium or conservation staff role
How we verify it
Society leadership page + conservation org staff page
Minimum experience
6+ years
Region focus
India and tropical Asia
What this review catches
Wrong local names, native range confused with naturalized range, protected species presented as collectible

Conservation nursery or seed bank managerNot yet reviewed

Regional Native-Plant Expert
Covers
Native and regional specialty plants; propagation and provenance
Credential required
Nursery or seed bank staff role; regional native plant society membership
How we verify it
Organization staff page + society directory
Minimum experience
6+ years
Region focus
US, UK, and Australia
What this review catches
Provenance ignored, propagation timing wrong, wild-collection framed as acceptable

Plant pathologist / diagnostic clinic leadNot yet reviewed

Plant Pathologist
Covers
Pests and diseases sections across every category
Credential required
American Phytopathological Society member; university clinic affiliation
How we verify it
University clinic staff page + APS membership + ORCID
Minimum experience
8+ years
Region focus
US and EU
What this review catches
Misidentified pathogens, fungicide advice not label legal, bacterial disease treated as fungal

Veterinary toxicologist or small-animal veterinarianNot yet reviewed

Toxicology / Pet Safety Reviewer
Covers
Toxicity and pet-safety statements across all categories
Credential required
State or RCVS veterinary licence; ABVT board certification if available
How we verify it
State veterinary board lookup or RCVS register
Minimum experience
6+ years
Region focus
US and UK
What this review catches
Toxic species listed as pet safe, severity overstated or understated, no distinction between cats, dogs, and livestock

Soil scientist / soil health specialistNot yet reviewed

Soil Scientist
Covers
Soil, potting medium, drainage, and pH fields across all categories
Credential required
Certified Professional Soil Scientist (SSSA) or university affiliation
How we verify it
SSSA certification lookup or institution staff directory + ORCID
Minimum experience
8+ years
Region focus
Global, region-tagged
What this review catches
pH ranges with no method stated, drainage advice that contradicts the stated medium, salinity ignored

Our rules for naming a reviewer

A reviewer is named on this site only when all of the following are true. This is written down because it is the part that is easy to fudge, and fudging it is how plant sites end up with expert bylines that nobody can check.

Conflicts of interest

Several of these roles sit close to commercial interests. A nursery manager stocks particular plants, a grower may be sponsored by a nutrient brand, and an agronomist may run trials funded by input suppliers. Where we recruit into a seat with that exposure (high, nutrient and equipment brands, high, product-linked employer, medium, agri-input trial funding, medium, nursery stock bias), the reviewer's affiliation is disclosed next to their name, and they do not review pages covering products they sell.

Are you qualified to fill one of these?

All 12 seats are open and paid. If you hold one of the credentials above and want to review a defined set of pages for a flat per-page fee, with a public byline and a link back to your practice or institution, get in touch and say which seat.