tracked said:All weather brother labels are fantastic. It's a few bucks to get a labeler and the right labels but it's worth it!
We're an AHS Display Garden. Don't hesitate to apply! The more there are, the more opportunities for the public to see daylilies.
We use the PawPaw everlast type metal labels too -the type with holes in the label sides that the legs pass through. The part of the legs inserted in the ground will rust eventually. Replacement legs can be ordered. The nameplates that wrap around the legs tend to fall off eventually.
My husband bought an electric label maker. The stick -on labels are very sun and weather resistant. He uses the ones with a white background and wraps the tape to the back to secure it. They are very legible and also rather obvious.
For a more subtle look I liked our older method which was writing with a black paint pigment pen. Those were very permanent, until the manufacturers stopped making the ones sold in craft stores with xylene. Now they fade. TSC has an "ear tag" pen that still contains a permanent pigment. It's a rather coarse tip but functional. I still use this style, and shorter legs, in the display beds with perennials.
And yes, what can I say about the mower chomping them. It happens. I stopped planting the corner spot of beds in tight turn lanes. That's helped. Shape the beds to fit the mower's path as much as possible. Because the mower always wins!
Pat
