al wrote in message ...
One of my gardening books suggests using old aluminium cans to make permanent
plant labels. I assume you scratch the plant name onto the shiny metal
side of the aluminium foil. Excuse my ignorance, but does this work... erm
how long do they last ? (Does the metal colourize over time ?)

Make a map of the garden if you need to know what is planted where. I
have hundreds of plants on an acre of gardens and no labels. I am
fortunate that I can identify and remember the name of plants. Draw
the trees and shrubs and a border of the garden and any perennials,
then laminate it, and use a china marker to put in the annuals. End
of the season, you can wipe it clean and plan next years planting.

Cheers,

Ned