A quick note before we begin: You're receiving this because you're one of Gardiflora's pilot users. Since email consent was only recently added to the app, I took the liberty of subscribing you myself — I hope you don't mind! If you'd rather not receive these updates, you can unsubscribe here at any time, no hard feelings.

The Android app is in Closed Testing!

After months of development, Gardiflora has reached a milestone: the Android app is now available for testing on the Google Play Store.

How to join the test

Since it's a closed test, there are two steps:

1. Join the Google Group — Visit groups.google.com/g/gardiflora and click "Join group". This gives you access to the closed test.

2. Install from the Play Store — Once you're a group member, you can find and install the app at play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gardiflora.

The web app at gardiflora.app remains available as always — your garden syncs seamlessly between both.

Why today?

February 1st is Imbolc — one of the four Celtic cross-quarter days that mark the agricultural year. Falling halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox, Imbolc was traditionally the moment farmers began preparing their fields and checking on livestock. The name itself comes from Old Irish "i mbolc" (in the belly), a reference to pregnant ewes and the promise of new life stirring beneath the cold.

It felt like the right day to send this first newsletter: the garden year is waking up, and so is Gardiflora.

What's next?

I'm working toward a public release, but first I need your help finding bugs and rough edges. If you run into anything, just reply to this email — I read everything.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

Happy gardening,

Wim