A month or two ago urg had a discussion on labelling plants in a
durable way. Someone suggested using a pyrographic pen.

I acquired one and have used it to make labels on pieces of
hardwood, about 1/2 inch wide and 8 inch long. The tool was easy to
use, provided the name was sketched out on the wood with a pencil
before burning it in. I am very pleased with the result. It remains
to be seen how they get through the winter.

Franz

A month or two ago urg had a discussion on labelling plants in a
durable way. Someone suggested using a pyrographic pen.

I acquired one and have used it to make labels on pieces of
hardwood, about 1/2 inch wide and 8 inch long. The tool was easy to
use, provided the name was sketched out on the wood with a pencil
before burning it in. I am very pleased with the result. It remains
to be seen how they get through the winter.

Franz
That is good, I do intend to try one, as you say it will be interesting
to see how they go thro the winter, I would imagine that they look
rather nice ?

kate

On 3/8/04 18:52, in article ,
"Kate Morgan" wrote:


A month or two ago urg had a discussion on labelling plants in a
durable way. Someone suggested using a pyrographic pen.

I acquired one and have used it to make labels on pieces of
hardwood, about 1/2 inch wide and 8 inch long. The tool was easy to
use, provided the name was sketched out on the wood with a pencil
before burning it in. I am very pleased with the result. It remains
to be seen how they get through the winter.

Franz
That is good, I do intend to try one, as you say it will be interesting
to see how they go thro the winter, I would imagine that they look
rather nice ?


We visited someone's garden yesterday and he buys strips of lead, cuts them
to size and has a small engraving tool to write on them. That way, they
last indefinitely.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 3/8/04 18:52, in article
,
"Kate Morgan" wrote:


A month or two ago urg had a discussion on labelling plants
in a
durable way. Someone suggested using a pyrographic pen.

I acquired one and have used it to make labels on pieces of
hardwood, about 1/2 inch wide and 8 inch long. The tool was easy
to
use, provided the name was sketched out on the wood with a pencil
before burning it in. I am very pleased with the result. It
remains
to be seen how they get through the winter.

Franz
That is good, I do intend to try one, as you say it will be
interesting
to see how they go thro the winter, I would imagine that they look
rather nice ?


We visited someone's garden yesterday and he buys strips of lead,
cuts them
to size and has a small engraving tool to write on them. That way,
they
last indefinitely.

All the stock plants in Will Ingwersen's alpine nursery used to be
labelled like that. The trouble is that size for size, lead is *very*
much more expensive than wood.. Add to that the problem of how to fix
it to identify a herbaceous plant.

Franz

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 3/8/04 18:52, in article
,
"Kate Morgan" wrote:

[snip]

That is good, I do intend to try one, as you say it will be
interesting
to see how they go thro the winter, I would imagine that they look
rather nice ?


We visited someone's garden yesterday and he buys strips of lead,
cuts them
to size and has a small engraving tool to write on them. That way,
they
last indefinitely.

Sorry to butt in again, but I don't understand why this note from Kate
to which Sacha refers has not yet appeared in my urg post.
Did she post via some unorthodox route?

Franz

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 3/8/04 18:52, in article
,
"Kate Morgan" wrote:

[snip]

That is good, I do intend to try one, as you say it will be
interesting
to see how they go thro the winter, I would imagine that they look
rather nice ?


We visited someone's garden yesterday and he buys strips of lead,
cuts them
to size and has a small engraving tool to write on them. That way,
they
last indefinitely.

Sorry to butt in again, but I don't understand why this note from Kate
to which Sacha refers has not yet appeared in my urg post.
Did she post via some unorthodox route?

Franz