5 Star idea! in Keep Up with Your Plants

By mcash70
November 20, 2011

To create a portable garden Rolodex, trim a plant tag at its base, place it photo side up on a shipping tag, and staple it near one end so you can easily read the flip side. Group the tags on key rings, and make notes about where you sited the plants in the garden or pots. I photographed the tag Rolodex from the magazine where I saw the tip.

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flaflwrgrl

Nov 19, 2011 6:08 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Fantastic idea! I'm always saving the plant tags & then they slide all over the place or these get put here & some get put there & then I end up having to search all my "tag places" every time I want to refer to one. This is perfect for keeping them in 1 place & organized. plus I like that you could hang the whole thing on a nail on the shed wall on a hook in the house for easy retrieval.

Thanks!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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Aguane

Nov 19, 2011 8:08 PM CST

Name: Susie
Phoenix AZ (Zone 9a)
Southwest Gardening~ moderator/ATP.

Fabulous idea!!!!!

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Boopaints

Nov 19, 2011 10:10 PM CST

Name: Becky (Boo)
Phoenix, AZ 85022
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Terrific Tip, Margaret!

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JuneBug

Nov 20, 2011 7:00 AM CST

Name: June or Nancy-June o
Fort Leonard Wood, MO (Zone 6a)

Much, much better than any other way I have seen!

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goldfinch4

Nov 20, 2011 7:08 AM CST

Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin

What a great idea!

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canadanna

Nov 20, 2011 9:16 AM CST

Name: Anna
North Texas (Zone 8a)

Also good for writing little notes on the back. Great idea!

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mcash70

Nov 20, 2011 10:35 AM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

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KyWoods

Nov 20, 2011 10:57 AM CST

Name: Renée
Northern KY

Excellent! Thanks for sharing that idea, Margaret. That would sure beat leaving them in the soil for the cats to pull out and chew up.

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LindaTX8

Nov 20, 2011 12:08 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

That would be nice...if all plants came from the nurseries. Come to think of it, even nursery plants don't always have such tags. Some I've bought had info labels stuck onto the pot. Or the tags/labels were missing entirely. But a friend of mine does 3 X 5" cards and keeps info on most of her plants...so organized! I do SO admire organized people and would like to be reincarnated as one of those!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

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mcash70

Nov 20, 2011 12:50 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

I'm not that organized either, my labels are in a plastic storage box.

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flaflwrgrl

Nov 20, 2011 3:35 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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jellyjar

Nov 21, 2011 8:57 AM CST

Name: Cathy
St. Louis County (Zone 5a)

brilliant idea! I may run outside and find tags I've stuck in the ground.

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mcash70

Nov 21, 2011 10:32 AM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

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CindiKS

Nov 30, 2011 7:16 PM CST

Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)

Awesome idea! If I stick a plastic tag into the ground, it just ends up blowing away. If I punched them and put them on a ring, I could just write on the back info like where it's planted. so glad you posted this idea. Thanks!

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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mcash70

Nov 30, 2011 7:24 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)