Judy, l sometimes find aluminum blinds that so far have worked good. There are some vinal ones that are 'slick' that pencils don't work well on. l use fine point paint markers from the Marker Depot in California. Not totally as good as l would like, but quite durable. l use scissors cutting mostly straight, never thought about cutting at an angle. ln the past, l've used aluminum cans with a pencil writing on the label on something that gives, making an indented plant name on it. Kinda cold in SW-- Ga, Lamon ________________________________ From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Judy Glattstein via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Monday, February 7, 2022 9:21 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> Subject: [pbs] Plant Labels When we buy plastic blinds they almost always need to be shortened. I save the extra slats and use them as labels. Cut to whatever length needed, angled at one end and flat across on the other end for each pair. They are somewhat curved but that's O.K. for pots. Pencil or indelible marker both O.K. for information. One garden I visited on a NARGS tour - the owner used those label marker devices, letter and number code stuck to a large headed roofing nail. Pushed flush with the ground. He guided us around with a 3 ring binder in hand. It had the text associated with each letter / number. Could always use a metal detector to find nails covered with mulch. Probably efficient, organized, elegant, also seems somewhat compulsive. Judy in New Jersey where the Delaware River has pods of ice floating down. Soon be time to tap maple trees at the living history farm. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>