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Lebelling my arboretum
Hello! I have just bought my dream home in the countryside of England with a large garden. We are lucky enough to have a beautiful arboretum at the back of the garden. I would really like to label the trees here as there are many different kinds however I am not sure as to how to label them so as not to spoil the look. Would anyone be able to suggest a lebelling method?
Thank you in advance Harry |
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Maybe with the latin and common name as well
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Lebelling my arboretum
GardenerHarry wrote in
: Hello! I have just bought my dream home in the countryside of England with a large garden. We are lucky enough to have a beautiful arboretum at the back of the garden. I would really like to label the trees here as there are many different kinds however I am not sure as to how to label them so as not to spoil the look. Would anyone be able to suggest a lebelling method? Thank you in advance Harry Lebelling/lebelling I would respectfully suggest that you not do any of the lettering yourself. |
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Lebelling my arboretum
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 16:23:50 +0000, GardenerHarry wrote:
Hello! I have just bought my dream home in the countryside of England with a large garden. We are lucky enough to have a beautiful arboretum at the back of the garden. I would really like to label the trees here as there are many different kinds however I am not sure as to how to label them so as not to spoil the look. Would anyone be able to suggest a lebelling method? Thank you in advance Harry This is a controversial subject with botanical gardens! Labels of course answer the perpetual "what's this?" questions, but some feel they make the garden look like a supermarket. I'd suggest a small, discrete sign on a small post. Probably white type on a black background, using a smallish font size (e.g. 18pt). If you have the budget, engraved plastic will be super-durable. Pete |
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Lebelling my arboretum
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from GardenerHarry contains these words: Hello! I have just bought my dream home in the countryside of England with a large garden. We are lucky enough to have a beautiful arboretum at the back of the garden. I would really like to label the trees here as there are many different kinds however I am not sure as to how to label them so as not to spoil the look. Would anyone be able to suggest a lebelling method? Try copper labels, available in the UK from Lakeland, and Andrew Grace. Names are easily indented (permanently) with the tip of a biro. The copper soon weathers to a discreet matt brown and will last many decades. They can be attached with copper wire, but this needs regular checking to make sure it doesn't constrict growth. Janet |
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Lebelling my arboretum
Our local city park arboretum uses this copper tag method - and they don't
put them around the trunk in most cases, they simply attach them to the lowest hanging branches of the tree - which usually hang far away from the trunk, minimizing damage as people pull down on the branches to take a look at the tags. "Janet Baraclough" wrote in message ... The message from GardenerHarry contains these words: Hello! I have just bought my dream home in the countryside of England with a large garden. We are lucky enough to have a beautiful arboretum at the back of the garden. I would really like to label the trees here as there are many different kinds however I am not sure as to how to label them so as not to spoil the look. Would anyone be able to suggest a lebelling method? Try copper labels, available in the UK from Lakeland, and Andrew Grace. Names are easily indented (permanently) with the tip of a biro. The copper soon weathers to a discreet matt brown and will last many decades. They can be attached with copper wire, but this needs regular checking to make sure it doesn't constrict growth. Janet |
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