I won’t pretend to be a professional gardener, or even a hobbyist, really. But each year we’ve been at this house, we’ve tried our hand at some garden produce to see what grows for us.
This year, we are limiting mostly to the things we have had previous success with. And, because I was craving a little creative outlet, I decided to do a little springtime garden craft: hand-painted plant markers!
We went to a local landscaping and nursery and bought about 15 3-5 inch river rocks. We did have to speak with the staff – their insurance doesn’t let folks grab from the truckload piles, so they let us grab from a different spot instead, which worked just fine!
I used craft paint and sharpies to draw on and paint little renderings of the plants as well as their names.
Once they were dry enough, I went ahead and placed them.
They’re not perfect – but they’re adorable, and the process (and being outside while I painted) brought me a great deal of joy.
I’m going to have to do something different for the potted mint and the hanging planter strawberries… so I’ll keep you all posted with a new blog post when I do those next!
How have you creatively labeled your own garden plants? I’d love to hear in the comments!
Kate with a Twang 