If you can’t get out and grow just yet, it’s time for an indoor garden project! Let’s take a look at some unique and fun ways to label your soon-to-be vegetables and herbs. The following links and suggestions were found all over the internet and social media to inspire you to think creatively when it’s time to accessorize your garden space.
Wine Cork Garden Markers
Kristin Mansky writing for Cambria Estate Vineyard & Winery shared a fun way to use her discarded wine corks. Just secure them with thin dowels or wood skewers with a quickly drilled hole. A Sharpie marker is all you need to write the plant i.d.
http://www.cambriawines.com/blog/wine-cork-garden-markers
The Natural Look
Cleaning up twigs and branches from your winter garden? Don’t toss them – transform them! Use a vegetable peeler to strip a few thick twigs of bark. Then write (or use a wood-burning tool) to i.d. your herbs and vegetables. (Thanks, Martha Stewart)
http://www.marthastewart.com/341501/twig-plant-markers
Say It In Stone
At her August Wren blog, Jennifer Orkin Lewis collected river rock to label her herb garden. Paint markers or acrylic link do the trick. Just be sure to bring them in for winter.
http://augustwren.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/herb-markers.html?sf=begjzow
Brick By Brick
Another inexpensive but very decorative way to label your garden is with paving bricks. We thought Pam at Simple Details did a fine job – and she’s thrilled how long they’ve thrived outdoors! Don't miss her easy trick for dressing up your writing with well-placed triangles.
http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.ca/2012/05/brick-herb-markers.html
Paint Mixing Sticks
Needs things more colorful? Use wooden paint mixing sticks for a sure-to-be-seen garden marker. With acrylic paint and paint pens, Sarah at RepeatCrafterMe says it’s low cost but high impact!
http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2013/04/paint-mixing-stick-garden-signs.html
Got more ways to dress up your garden? Share them in the comments below or send us a photo of your project success.
