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Trough? At this point I don't have a real trough although I have the instructions from one of our botanical garden rock garden people on how to build one from cement. Not sure I am up for that but will look for a 'store-bought' one. I only have 13 small plant types (some I have several of one type) so not sure if I should plant them together. I need to go back and see how large they will grow. The vendor provided the neatest plant tags. 1/2" x 4" clear plastic of some sort with black label (from one of those extruded label makers) with the name. Very unobtrusive.

When we put in the new troughs (well, I took pictures and accessioned after they were built and planted) at the Alaska Botanical Garden) there was a discussion of the type of labeling. We didn't want a 'label garden' and some of the troughs were small and some of the plants smaller so it was decided to put a small stick (can't remember what it is made of) that looks metallic with a number on it, then outside of the trough is a tidy little sign showing the # then the name of the plant and its actual accession number. Looks very nice and handled our winter very well. The moose and bear cannot (or do not choose to) step in these toughs as they are set high on a lovely bed with side slabs filled with large gravel.