By CAKnapp | Most of the labels received with a new plant get lost or broken. When I purchase a plant that has its own label with all that valuable information (the plant’s real name), I either scan (as a .jpg) or take a photo of both sides of the label. Rename the scan/photo file using the plant’s name (catmint1 for the front of the label, catmint2 for the back). You can take it one step further by photographing the plant and renaming that file also (catmint3). I have created a folder on my pc for “gardening”, and I added under that a folder for “tags”. This way all of the files named catmint are in order when I am looking through my tags and photos. |
I keep my info and pictures in an Access Database, but I surely do like your idea. Every year several plants make their way into my garden unidentified timely, then lost completely. Entering new plants in the database takes a little more time and this would guarantee capturing the info permanently. Especially like the idea of taking a picture of the plant itself. Even if it hasn't bloomed yet, it could help to later identify it by the leaves. Thanks so much for a great suggestion.
