PLANT LABELS

Prudence · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject:

Sive - I'm also sorry to hear about your wrist. Hope it mends soon.

Sue

Sive · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:19 am Post subject:

thanks folks, it should be fine in a week or two...it was a tendon problem caused either by gardening or by playing the cello....which i have started learning in the past year.
take care of your hands, folks,we can do little without them!
another glorious day here in wexford...isn't it wonderful.....

walltoall · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: Another musical gardener!

I mix gardening with banjo. But I can't do the two together, hence my avatar. Get well soon! And seeing's how you've awakened to another beautiful day, Enjoy! Let me tell you that right now it is precipitating gently on my 'semi-arid Essex garden, so I've gone back to bed. And with the glowering sky overhead, I'm staying here.

Sive · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

precipitating gently sounds so much more pleasant than "coming down in stair rods"....which is what we seem to be getting all too often here with global warming.
i'm suddenly wistful for the "grand soft day"of the good old days.
thanks for the good wishes, and enjoy the banjo!

verge · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject:

Quirky idea for clothes peg plant tags here http://blogcrumbs.blogspot.com/2009/02/homemade-plant-tags.html

Sive · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

Hi Verge, That sounds like a wonderfully simple idea, and very timely.....as I've just come indoors after a few hours gardening and as I tidied various beds I noticed that any plastic markers I had put into the soil had all faded. Isn't it the most beautiful day?

walltoall · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: clothespegs

Heck verge that is one cool idea. Do I ever want to kick myself for not figuring it out years ago. I couldn't be bothered with the painting bit and I used a laundry marker (very permanent and a finer tip). PS. I'm also a poor penman.

jessicaroy · Hazel Tree Joined: 23 Feb 2009 Posts: 1

Hi Everyone. I'm glad you like my clothes peg plant labels. I post something new about my gardening adventures every few days.

Hope you enjoy them.

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Please read the rules, especially those concerning self promotion http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27

PennyG · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject:

Great idea!!

Joanna · Hazel Tree Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Dublin

Hi
I've just done my new labels today. I'm using a laminating pouches. The machine is not too deer and it looks good all together.
I only done mine today for a first time but soaking them in the water an hour now and they still fine.

Sive · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

Could you explain a bit more, or show us a picture? Not quite sure what you mean.

Joanna · Hazel Tree Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Dublin

I use a laminator machine and a4 pouches, but a5 size will be good as well. You can get one in any good stationery shop. I've written mine by hand but they might look good as well printed, if you fancy you could print out a name and picture of the flower as well...
then I place the pieces of paper inside pouch (it comes as two pieces of clear plastic sicked together by one end). make sure you leave enough space around each label to cut them and have some extra for piercing. When they are cut out and pierced I put them through machine again to make sure the edges are sealed.
And this is pretty much it.

Sive · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject:

That looks great, I'll definitely think about trying that.

spider · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject:

great tip never thought of laminating my own lables .Will give it a go