Labeling your garden for tours (or sales) Judy Davisson has given me permission to post this great idea.
Thank You Judy for the idea and permission to share it with others.
I'm using the EON nursery markers and discovered that the mini blinds that I have on hand all the time for marking seedlings work great for making "wings" to add information such as "on the ballot", "sold out", "future introduction", price information, or whatever you would like to add at the last minute. The blinds slide in behind the plate and are held in place with the wires that are already on the marker.
It only took a few minutes to make "wings" so that I could label all the cultivars that are on the AHS ballot this year, plus the award that they
are eligible for. This should make it really easy for garden judges that come for our regional tour.
Feel free to share or use the idea any way you'd like. It would have all sorts of applications.....especially for sales gardens!! Since I have the
mini blinds cut up already, it is really fast to make one of the "wings". I'm using a Brother label maker so they are also rainproof and can be
used for the whole season and reused next year if you have a display garden. It's a good way to put a price on your markers as well, since
they are easy to change from year to year, or if you want to run a special or mark something as being "sold out".
Judy Davisson
Sherrills Ford, NC
Thank You Judy for the idea and permission to share it with others.
I'm using the EON nursery markers and discovered that the mini blinds that I have on hand all the time for marking seedlings work great for making "wings" to add information such as "on the ballot", "sold out", "future introduction", price information, or whatever you would like to add at the last minute. The blinds slide in behind the plate and are held in place with the wires that are already on the marker.
It only took a few minutes to make "wings" so that I could label all the cultivars that are on the AHS ballot this year, plus the award that they
are eligible for. This should make it really easy for garden judges that come for our regional tour.
Feel free to share or use the idea any way you'd like. It would have all sorts of applications.....especially for sales gardens!! Since I have the
mini blinds cut up already, it is really fast to make one of the "wings". I'm using a Brother label maker so they are also rainproof and can be
used for the whole season and reused next year if you have a display garden. It's a good way to put a price on your markers as well, since
they are easy to change from year to year, or if you want to run a special or mark something as being "sold out".
Judy Davisson
Sherrills Ford, NC