Plant labels - many options. Submitted. As gardeners we more than likely have visited a garden and asked the question, “What is that plant?” Many times the garden owner just gives you a blank stare.

Winter is our slow season, and many gardeners begin to languish as January finishes and spring is still far away. It is important to keep busy. For me, this means reading gardening books and magazines ...

When you pick up a plant tag, it can feel like decoding a secret message. Those small labels hold key details about a plant’s size, care needs, and blooming habits, but they don’t always make it easy ...

Gardens in Northeast Ohio experience blazing sun, pouring rain, frost, wind, and the occasional hailstorm, causing plastic and even wooden tags to crack, warp, or fade. But the aluminum or steel ...

The point of plant markers is to remind you which seeds you planted where. The most basic marker can be a strip of wood with the plant name written on the side, but garden plant labels can be as ...

NO FANCY database can cover for you when you're giving a garden tour and someone asks: What's the name of that plant? Do you want to shuffle through a notebook? Do you want to run inside and switch on ...

If you're just starting out with gardening, it may seem like you need more supplies than you can count. Running to the store to buy essential gardening tools and supplies can add up over time, giving ...

Labels bring order to the riot of buds and blooms of every enthusiastic gardener's growing collection of fine plants. They have the same function as nametags at a big cocktail party. Garden plants are ...

Last year, I bought a bunch of plants labeled "for shade" and planted them in a place I thought was shady. The plants scorched, withered and just generally struggled and died. I can't afford that ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The quest for a plant label that lasts more than a couple of years is the gardener’s holy grail. False promises about ...