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Every year I add new plants to my gardens and sometimes the writing wears off of the plastic ones over the winter and I have to go back to my notes to remember what and where I planted them.So this year I thought I would do something different to mark them.Also when walking around the gardens with friends I don’t have to tell them what each plant is. (lol)
A friend gave me some pine tongue and groove ends from a job and I finally found out what to do with them.I painted the unfinished parts,carved the names in them with my dremmel and filled in the names all with outdoor paint.Then I cut some stakes out of some old slats I got from a skid making place and painted them too.Then I bradded them together. I don’t know how long they will stand up but I had fun making them.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
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MsDebbieP
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posted 55 days ago
can’t beat “having fun”
they look great and should serve the purpose for at least one year! :)
well done.
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan
Bunting
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posted 55 days ago
I love them. a lot of work but they sure look nice
I collected flat rocks about the size of my hand. I then used a china marker to mark th names of plants. I cut out colored pictures from a garden catolague and glued them on the rock above the names, then painted them with 4 coats of varithane.
They held up very well 2 winters now, this being the 3rd so I will see in th Spring what condition they are in.
I do need a lot more . My neighbours see me walking with my head down cause I am looking for more flat rocks. Some came frrom the beaches a few years ago but we are not allowed to take them any more so the hunt is on
Your method Bon is a lot faster. and looks just as nice if not nicer. But I do like mine and they were cheap
-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.
jroot
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posted 55 days ago
Great job, Bon. Well done. The dremmel is a super idea.
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Robin
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posted 55 days ago
Bon, those markers look great, especially with the black painted letters. A very creative and clever use of your time!
-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi
soobee
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posted 55 days ago
awesome and they will indeed speak for themselves…..ha…...
-- bee with what is...:) soob
Iris43
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posted 55 days ago
You will be the envy of the neighbourhood———of course, I think you probably are now, with your beautiful gardens.
Very nice markers, Bon. A job well done!
-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'
GMman
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posted 54 days ago
Very nice Bon it is going to work fine, great idea.
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Bon
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posted 54 days ago
Thanks everyone.I really like your idea also Bunting.Maybe I’ll start collecting some flat rocks this summer for when the wooden stakes rot away.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
Ron
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posted 3 days ago
Great idea Bon I’m going to use this in my garden. I have this problem of forgetting what things are before they come up. Sometimes I’m surprised even after. ha ha . This project my son will probably like helping with.
-- Ronm
Bon
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posted 2 days ago
Good luck with them Ron.It was a fun little project to do.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more