You're right about the stakes being so durable. I have had no problem with stakes at all! At this point, too, Juli, money has become a consideration for me as well and I have so many perennials, including daylilies, roses and hydrangeas, that I can simply no longer afford the AAA markers, but they are quite nice in the garden. The ones with broken tabs I have simply Super Glued in place.
I have buds on several of my DLs and can't wait for the show to start!
