Re: Garden labels, garden shows

Your secret's safe with me.  My labels are in botanical name, so they would
matter little to visitors.  I know as time goes on I'll have more trouble
getting the names off the tip of my tongue, so it's handy for me to mark
them now and as I add them to the garden.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden labels, garden shows


> Actually Kitty, there is a method to this madness; I have a h--- of a time
> remembering which plant is which, so the labels are more for me than for
> visitors.  Hope this will just be our little secret.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden labels, garden shows
>
>
> > Oh!  So when something dies you just slide the vinyl plate out of the
> copper
> > holder and slide in a new one labeled for a new purchase.  Pretty
crafty.
> > Maybe Donna would post a picture for us if you send it to her.  The
> Brother
> > TZ labelers are definitely the way to go.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden labels, garden shows
> >
> >
> > > I do enjoy making them, and also with 2 gardening sisters, they make
> nice
> > > B-day presents.
> > > The copper label holders hold the labels made with the labelmaker, the
> > > labels are put on the vinyl pieces so you can change labels if you
want.
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:38 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden labels, garden shows
> > >
> > >
> > > > > works well, but almost all winter is spent making more label
> holders.
> > > > Well, it keeps you off the streets where your dancing might bring
down
> > way
> > > > too much snow.
> > > >
> > > > So which are you using then?  Copper or vinyl plates?  Can you
solder
> > > metal
> > > > wires to vinyl siding?  I take it you either don't want to pay EON's
> > > prices
> > > > or you just get so much satisfaction out of making your own.
> > > >
> > > > Kitty
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:09 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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