SOMETIMES overlooked and often lost over time, plant labels are an essential part of the gardening kit. Originally made from metal or lead strips with the plant name stamped on or engraved into them, or wood with the name inscribed in pencil, they have been the means of identifying plants, from seedlings to mature trees, for hundreds of years.
Labels are important
It is always worth writing a label for a new plant because you can’t rely on the original label that came with it lasting the distance. Some only have a sticky label on the container and many stick-in labels are biodegradable, so will decompose – taking the name of the plant with it. Now more commonly made of plastic that can be cleaned and reused, plant labels, tags or markers range from the humble
