Start with the free CGS Collection Starter Kit. It helps you organise plant names, photos, labels, source notes, provenance, and collection history before you decide which CGS plan fits your collection.

Includes a private CGS starter offer for first-time subscribers.

MonthlyAnnual

Collector

R79/ month
  • Species Database
  • Personal Collection
  • Plant Gallery
  • Label manager
  • Collection Insights

Grower

R129/ month
  • Everything in Collector Plan plus…
  • Pot Manager
  • Soil Recipe Manager
  • Generous Collection Size

Shower

R199/ month
  • Everything in Grower Plan plus…
  • Seed Catalogue
  • Propagation Manager
  • Premium Support
  • Huge Collection Size

Collector

R948R790/ year
  • Species Database
  • My Collection
  • Plant Gallery
  • Label manager
  • Collection insights

Grower

R1548R1290/ year
  • Everything in Collector Plan plus…
  • Pot Manager
  • Soil Recipes Manager
  • Generous Inventory Size

Shower

R2388R1990/ year
  • Everything in Grower Plan plus…
  • Seed Catalogue
  • Propagation Manager
  • Premium support
  • Huge Inventory Size

All prices are in South African rand (ZAR). If you’re outside SA, your bank will auto-convert from your local currency
(for example, R79/month is roughly $4–5 / €4 at today’s rates).

Collector

  • Included Species Database
    Search the curated CGS species database.
  • Included My Collection 150 entries
    Capture key details and notes for plants in your collection.
  • Included Wishlist 10 entries
    Keep a list of future plants you would like to add.
  • Included Label manager
    Create and manage scannable labels for your plants.
  • Included Collection insights
    See summaries and useful stats about your collection.
  • Included Collection Gallery 1GB
    Store photos of your plants over time.
  • Not included Plant Health Status
    Capture health status changes and track events over time
  • Not included Plant Storyline
    Timeline of all key events for each plant
  • Not included Soil recipes
    Save and reuse your favourite soil mix recipes.
  • Not included Pot manager
    Track repotting events, pot sizes, and configurations.
  • Not included Seed catalogue
    Log seed batches, sources, sowing dates, and remaining seeds.
  • Not included Propagation manager
    Track propagation attempts, outcomes, success rates, and yield.
  • Not included Plant Location
    Assign plants to specific pre-configured locations.
  • Not included Water schedule*
    Plan watering routines across your plants.
  • Not included Fertilizer schedule*
    Plan fertilizer application cycles.
  • Not included Marketplace
    Marketplace access and listing functionality are included with the Shower plan.

Grower

  • Included Species Database
    Search the curated CGS species database.
  • Included My Collection 500 entries
    Capture key details and notes for plants in your collection.
  • Included Wishlist 20 entries
    Keep a list of future plants you would like to add.
  • Included Label manager
    Create and manage scannable labels for your plants.
  • Included Collection insights
    See summaries and useful stats about your collection.
  • Included Collection Gallery 1GB
    Store photos of your plants over time.
  • Included Plant Health Status
    Capture health status changes and track events over time
  • Included Plant Storyline
    Timeline of all key events for each plant
  • Included Soil recipes
    Save and reuse your favourite soil mix recipes.
  • Included Pot manager
    Track repotting events, pot sizes, and configurations.
  • Not included Seed catalogue
    Log seed batches, sources, sowing dates, and remaining seeds.
  • Not included Propagation manager
    Track propagation attempts, outcomes, success rates, and yield.
  • Not included Plant Location
    Assign plants to specific pre-configured locations.
  • Not included Water schedule*
    Plan watering routines across your plants.
  • Not included Fertilizer schedule*
    Plan fertilizer application cycles.
  • Not included Marketplace
    Marketplace access and listing functionality are included with the Shower plan.

Shower

  • Included Species Database
    Search the curated CGS species database.
  • Included My Collection 1000 entries
    Capture key details and notes for plants in your collection.
  • Included Wishlist 50 entries
    Keep a list of future plants you would like to add.
  • Included Label manager
    Create and manage scannable labels for your plants.
  • Included Collection insights
    See summaries and useful stats about your collection.
  • Included Collection Gallery 2GB
    Store photos of your plants over time.
  • Included Plant Health Status
    Capture health status changes and track events over time
  • Included Plant Storyline
    Timeline of all key events for each plant
  • Included Soil recipes
    Save and reuse your favourite soil mix recipes.
  • Included Pot manager
    Track repotting events, pot sizes, and configurations.
  • Included Seed catalogue
    Log seed batches, sources, sowing dates, and remaining seeds.
  • Included Propagation manager
    Track propagation attempts, outcomes, success rates, and yield.
  • Included Plant Location
    Assign plants to specific pre-configured locations.
  • Included Water schedule*
    Plan watering routines across your plants.
  • Included Fertilizer schedule*
    Plan fertilizer application cycles.
  • Included Marketplace
    Marketplace access and listing functionality are included with the Shower plan.

* Feature availability, limits, or rollout timing may vary while these tools are being developed.

Still comparing your options?

Download the free starter kit first and see how CGS thinks about plant records, photos, labels, and collection workflows.