Very colorful idea! in Label as You Shop

By patrob
April 22, 2013

Label plants by writing on plastic pots with acrylic paint pens, which are available in craft departments. If you are shopping at a nursery that does not label individual pots, write on the pot when you select the plant so you won’t have to guess what it is when you get it home. Take a paint pen with you to plant swaps and label plants you are given without labels.

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greene

Apr 21, 2013 9:27 PM CST

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Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

I went the boring, industrial route, purchased DyKem markers, under $3.50 at Grainger.
DyKem makes paint, ink, dye markers which hold up under adverse conditions.
There's one that marks invisibly - and glows under black light....ooooooo....

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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virginiarose

Apr 22, 2013 7:34 AM CST

Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.

I like to keep it simple. I love those bright markers. I was using the sharpie permanent markers and they fade over the winter when I am not watching.

~ I bought several black paint pens last year and I am very happy with those!

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29

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quietyard

Apr 22, 2013 3:39 PM CST

Name: Linda
Tucson, Arizona

I need to check into these, everything I use fads quickly in this desert heat.

" And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden" Genesis 2:8

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virginiarose

Apr 22, 2013 3:54 PM CST

Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.

Beautiful Avatar !! Is that Lady Banks?? There is one at a local nursery that covers the side of a two story house!! Gorgeous, hope I can get some pics this year. When does it bloom?

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29

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quietyard

Apr 22, 2013 4:36 PM CST

Name: Linda
Tucson, Arizona

Thank you Susan ! I planted that many, many years ago and I believe it was Lady Banks. It blooms in the spring. It is finished blooming here now.

" And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden" Genesis 2:8

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virginiarose

Apr 22, 2013 5:20 PM CST

Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.

You are very ..

~ I sure wish I had a place for one!

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29

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Samigal

Apr 22, 2013 5:37 PM CST

Name: Pegi Putnam
Norwalk, Ca. zone 10b

I've noticed the sharpie ink does fade, so next trip I'm looking for the acrylic pens. Really a great idea.

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Marilyn

Apr 23, 2013 5:55 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!

virginiarose said:I like to keep it simple. I love those bright markers. I was using the sharpie permanent markers and they fade over the winter when I am not watching. ~ I bought several black paint pens last year and I am very happy with those!

What brand did you get? Where did you get them?

Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!

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virginiarose

Apr 23, 2013 7:31 PM CST

Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.

I got mine off Amazon

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29

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Marilyn

Jun 22, 2013 8:35 PM CST

Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!