Re: Garden labels, garden shows

As usual I went ballistic on plant markers.  After working in a sheet metal
fabrication shop for a while, got the idea that copper would be the material
of choice for a label holder.  That was pretty much the beginning of the
end.  I designed a 1"x4" lapel holder with a #4 gauge wire stake, and
soldered the two pieces together.  I've cut up vinyl siding into 1x4 pieces,
made the labels with the Brother labelmaker using the laminated tape.  It
works well, but almost all winter is spent making more label holders.  Now,
how's that for anal???
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Chris@widom-assoc.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:28 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Garden labels, garden shows


> For my daylilies, I use the Brother P-Touch label maker with laminated
> TZ tape.   I use metal garden stakes with plates on the top and affix
> the label. These hold up for many years.  For other plants, I'm making
> labels for small metal markers.  All new plants get a plastic label
> (homemade from cut up white Tropicana juice containers) on which I write
> with a china marker (wax pencil) until I decide if they warrant
> something more permanent.  I also put the original tags into plastic
> bags labeled with the garden bed's name. I'm trying to keep up with
> digital images of as many plants as possible.
>
> For the last two days I've been preparing for my local garden club's
> first flower show in more years than anyone can remember.  All my record
> keeping really paid off when you need the exact name of a plant for your
> entry.  I couldn't believe how many people didn't know the names of what
> they are growing in their gardens! I was helping with plant ids.  I only
> attend the meetings twice a year (in the summer) since the club meets in
> the daytime. A lot of my entries had a tiny hole or blemish, so I
> probably won't do that well.  I don't use any insecticides, so I get
> some damaged leaves.  Also, I wasn't aware of how to show certain
> plants, and the committee wasn't any help!  They gave me erroneous
> information, so I had to "fix" some of my entries last minute.  I should
> have written to Auralie! Now that I'm waiting for everything to be
> judged, I'm working on last minute details for the daylily show I'm
> co-chairing on Sunday!  On top of all that, my sister and her family are
> arriving from Kentucky today!  Such is life!
>
> Chris
> Long Island, NY
> Zone 7
>
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