Martha Stewart Living, April 2011
We'd be lost in a spring garden without plant markers.
Here's a lovely way to identify those eager new plants without cluttering the beds.
Twig Plant Marker How-To
1. Gather small branches, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch around, in an easily worked but sturdy wood, such as maple.
2. With a vegetable peeler, strip a couple of inches of bark at one end, making a flat surface, and use permanent marker to record the name.
Note: If the wood is green and oozing sap, let it dry overnight before writing.
I love these. I have a maple tree that needs trimming and this will be a great use for the small branches. They will look very nice in my patio herb planters.
Really different and useful. I will make these for a friend for her herb garden this June, it's her BD...Good One!
These are beautiful! What a great idea!