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Jul 10, 2013 6:18 PM CST
Name: Liz Quinn
Statesville, NC (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Birds Butterflies Cat Lover Composter Daylilies
Dog Lover Heucheras Region: North Carolina
I started labeling seriously about 2 years ago, when I exceeded 75 daylilies. Looked at all the stake type markers on the web and in the Daylily Journal and looked at labels in well established gardens. Decided to go stainless steel from Kincaid Gardens, use a Brother label maker and laminated weather proof 1" clear label with black letters with 2 lines. The cultivar name on the first line and the hybridizer and year on the second line The Stout Medal Daylilies are on 1" white with black letters, with 3 lines. The cultivar name on the first line, the hybridizer and year on the second line and the third line Stout Medal and the Year. My penmanship is not the best so handwriting labels was not an option. . Use an 18pt font, bold, and in all caps for the majority of the labels. The Stout bed is 12pt font, bold and in all caps. Now trying to map. All the details are in a Excel spreadsheet plus the record of the date of first bloom for 2011, 2012 and no 2013. I like Excel because it is easy to sort. I did buy some different garden stakes and other yard art bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, ladybugs etc. Each area that has Daylilies is themed and lettered and each row has number as well as the flower in the row, all detailed with a legend. Example: Butterfly is an E row 1 actual location 1 and all this information in the spreadsheet, too. My next task it to make a visual map. Thank you for the great ideas on mapping. Also, like the asterisk idea for diploids. Not going back and changing labels, but may use it going forward. I tried putting the plastic tags received with the flower in the ground, but guess what? The squirrels or birds like to dig them up. Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Are we Daylily Nerds? Rolling on the floor laughing
Liz
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Jul 19, 2013 5:33 PM CST
Name: Lindalee Stuckey
Glen Ellyn, IL (Zone 5a)
I use the P touch and found a local guy that makes custom daylily labels for me. I have some Star Trek ones for my Star Trek plants. I do recommend a garden map backup because I have had stupid people cut my grass and blow labels out of garden.
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Jun 16, 2017 10:44 AM CST
Name: Kathy
Michigan - rural (Zone 5a)
Daylilies Garden Art Region: Michigan Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: United States of America
Does anyone know if "Engraved Garden Path Markers" still exist. It was a company owned/run by Chris Ingler of Haubstadt Indiana.
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Jun 19, 2017 1:40 PM CST
Name: Nikki
Yorkshire, UK (Zone 8a)
LA name-Maelstrom
Cat Lover Container Gardener Dog Lover Rabbit Keeper
I use Welsh slate markers and white gel pen or white chalk pencil.
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Jun 20, 2017 8:50 AM CST
Name: Diana
Lincoln, NE (Zone 5b)
Daylilies Region: Nebraska Organic Gardener Dog Lover Bookworm
I've got maps, labels and an app... I do need to invest in better labels. I really like my app though. Still playing around with the info I can keep...

A screen shot... Better if you click on it.. *edited to fix my Yoda-speak*

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Jun 20, 2017 7:59 PM CST
Name: Lisa Klette
Dayton, KY (Zone 6a)
Region: Kentucky Sempervivums Lilies Irises Hostas Garden Art
Daylilies Dahlias Plant and/or Seed Trader Celebrating Gardening: 2015
TreeClimber said:Does anyone know if "Engraved Garden Path Markers" still exist. It was a company owned/run by Chris Ingler of Haubstadt Indiana.


Hmmm, maybe not. Her website is down.
Here is the old number, don't know if it works (812) 483-2127
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Jun 21, 2017 6:31 AM CST
Name: Frank Richards
Clinton, Michigan (Zone 5b)

Hydrangeas Peonies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Master Level
I have a google spreadsheet where I keep info on all of my plants. For each plant I record the specific garden it is in and additional details on its exact location (e.g. Northwest tip of garden G4). If I am planting many of the same type of plant in the same garden, I sometime identify a plant in the middle and then specify the others in relation to the middle. For example NW, N, S and so on from the middle. This method works well for groups of 9 or less. Of course, if I plant them in a line, I can number the plants. For example, in my V1 garden, I have 13 daylilies planted in one row so I numbered them.

For plant markers, I use 4-foot fiberglass electric fence posts from Tractor Supply, which I cut into 9.5-inch rods, tapering one end for easy pushing. These 4 foot rods are only $1.29 each. I make the labels using a Brother P-touch label printer and attach the laminated tape label to one end of the rod.

These markers last a long time and they are unbreakable (you can use a hammer to "push" them in).

Another advantage is that you can make the marker as long or as short as needed. For example, I use the entire 4-foot pole for my dahlias. As an added benefit, a 4 foot marker can double as a plant stake.


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Jun 21, 2017 10:11 AM CST
Name: Kathy
Michigan - rural (Zone 5a)
Daylilies Garden Art Region: Michigan Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: United States of America
Personally, I use the "Kincaid Markers" and love them. My sister gardens on a MUCH smaller scale and she's the one who wants the fancier engraved markers.
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Jun 21, 2017 8:48 PM CST
Name: Regina
Warrenville, SC (Zone 8a)
Butterflies Region: South Carolina Ponds Keeper of Koi Hybridizer Frogs and Toads
Dog Lover Daylilies Dahlias Cat Lover Garden Ideas: Level 1
Frank,
Thanks for the pictures to go along with your explanation. I have been looking for something to put in my daylily seedling beds and this may be the answer, especially for the price Smiling It is difficult to tell where one cross ends and another begins sometimes. It seems that these may be thin enough to use and reuse if desired.

Do you know if they are paintable?

I grow dahlias also and have struggled sometimes to help support them, especially the dinner plate varieties. I have been using bamboo stakes from Lowe's, but think I will try a few of these on my newer ones to see how they'll work.

Thanks!

Thank You!
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Jun 22, 2017 4:38 AM CST
Name: Frank Richards
Clinton, Michigan (Zone 5b)

Hydrangeas Peonies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Master Level
@scflowers

there should be no problem in painting these...

and, i have reused them as well. Labels are hard to remove, sometimes I use a razor knife to scrape them off.

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