For the public herb garden we made rectangular bronze labels cut out of a sheet of bronze with a band saw. We taped the edges with masking tape to form a border and used stick on letters to mask where the name's letters went. Then the labels were dipped in a ferric chloride bath until enough was eaten away so the letter and edges were raised above the background. The label were then neutralized with baking soda and copious amounts of water and the masking tape and letters were removed. Finally holes were drilled in the four corners of the border. Since the herb garden beds were outlined with railroad ties around the outer edges and landscaping timbers around the paths, the labels could be nailed into these wooden edges of the beds. Very classic and very work intensive. We didn't move the plants much and with practice I became very good at prying the labels off with a screw driver and a dandelion digger on the rare occasions they needed to be moved. On the other end of the spectrum, I have made labels out of strips of used gallon milk jugs with the letters punched with a paper punch. The labels were attached to the plants by making a slit in one end of the label, curling the label around a plant stem and inserting the other end in the slit. Cath

I use a paint pen on a white plastic plant marker (looks like a small sign sold by many nursery outlets.) I mark my cuttings with the number of my plant on my master plant list using the paint pen and marking above 4" and then make the label when I plant which includes the date planted and name of plant. Many people us masking tape which comes off in a month or two, but works well until the cutting is planted and a plastic marker is made up. Bill

Might they have a telephone number as well?

Candice, I have done a multitude of things over the years. Had those PVC Mini Blinds and took them apart and cut the PVC slats into the size I needed (Old Blinds, that is). Most recently, I purchased on eBay Plastic plant tags that come in a wide range of colors. This way I could label different species and/or hybrid crosses and identify from first glance by tag color and then read further for exact individual plant. I have a Brother Handheld Label maker which I use on older specimens. Rick