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| Photo Credit: Tammy Clayton |
| You won’t have to worry about these plant markers blowing away in the wind! |
It’s always easy to locate your favorite plants during the growing season – their blooms and foliage make great identifiers. But once frosty weather arrives and things go dormant, most of us have a little difficulty remembering exactly what we’ve planted where. That’s when spring weeding gets a bit tricky. Every gardener has a story of pulling the plant and leaving a weed in its place. And that’s where plant markers come in handy.
We’ve all tried the plastic pot tag method of plant marking: sticking the plant tag right in the soil next to a new garden addition. Then the summer sun deteriorates the plastic, making it so brittle that it snaps apart at the soil line. Sure, some of our tags might make it to winter. But by spring, whatever’s left of those plastic markers is scattered everywhere by the treachery of bitter winds and heaving frosts. There are options, of course. You can buy bright-white, heavy-duty aftermarket plastic plant markers. But sun and water still fade the writing. (Here’s a hint if you stick with the plastic: Use pencil – it’ll last longer than any marker you can buy.) You can also purchase copper or other metal plant markers. The indents you make as you write the plants’ names into the metal will last and last, although this can be an expensive way to identify your plants. Furthermore, you’ll still have little white or metal monuments all over your planting beds, detracting from your garden’s beauty.
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