Don't risk picking the wrong herb: use DIY labels for aromatic herbs, and more
However experienced one may be, not everyone is always able to recognize the various types of aromatic herbs by sight, or to remember where the new shoots of a plant that has gone into hibernation during the winter will sprout from. Thus, from the garden to the pots we keep at home, it may be useful to resort to using some labels to indicate the species of the plant which is in front of us.
The labels can be made with many different DIY methods, and some become real decorations that enrich our green areas with a truly captivating touch of creativity. Check out the ideas below for inspiration - some are also suitable for projects to do with the kids.
A sturdy piece of wire, bent to form a hook and a metal lid from some can: it is important to be careful to smooth off the sharp edges of the lid, and then you can write what you need to using indelible paint or markers.
Among the most popular labelling methods is that of painting flat stones: there are those who also undertake to replicate the image of the leaves or flowers of the plants indicated.
...or by finding appropriate stones which, once painted, remind on of the shape of the vegetables written on them!
For a quick and basic DIY project, you can debark the end of a few twigs and write on them ... maybe using a pyrography tool (wood burning scribe) could be good for this too!
Tutorial via 5dollardinners.com
A flat wooden stick like those used for ice creams, and glued on top, the relevant letters from an old Scrabble game: this is a nice, original idea.
For the vases and pot you keep in the home you can also use more sophisticated crafts - perhaps sticks decorated with wooden or plastic beads.
Large and flat sea shells - which you can also paint before writing the name of the plant on them - all the better to be able to read the lettering!
An idea for recycling glass bottles: write the name of the plant on the outside and then stick them upside down into the soil. This is also a very unique idea.
If, by any chance, you want to use stickers, get yourself some glass jars to recycle: put the printed or drawn figure or sticker on the tip of a wooden stick, and then place the jar upside down like a bell.
For a flower bed where the bushes are already large enough, you could also use bricks on which to write the information using permanent markers (or remnants from a few cans of paint).
Terracotta pots placed upside down on simple straight sticks are also a lovely and super simple idea (and they can be painted too).
The bottoms of plastic bottles: those from certain containers for water or fizzy drinks, once cut away, look like flowers that can also be painted!
Would you use any of these ideas to identify the plants in your home?
