Karen, you have a toddler pulling out the tags, I have the chipmunks pulling them out and walking across the yard with them in their mouths. Of course they've also done their damage in the yard as well. To prevent fading when writing labels, I use a deco paint pen instead of a sharpie. Started with the paint pens 3rd year WS and many of the tags from the 3rd year I used this year #4, and no fading. For the actual WS labels I cut up the plastic covers from margarine tubs, etc. and write with the paint pen. For permenent labels I buy aluminum tape and cover plastic T labels that I buy in the hardware store. they look nice in my gardens and I reuse them every year. I use the deco paint pens on them too. Once in the ground, little fingers will find it hard to pull them out. On the other hand, the chipmunks dig them out and then go off with them. Pic of white plastic label before covered with tape And here's a pic of the label after the tape is on them Here's a pic of the tag with tape on it a name written for the monkey flower in a pot this pic shows a plastic label from a coffee can cover Glad to help, hope the above pics give you some ideas for labeling. Fran

Hi Morning Glory lovers I am looking for these seeds as a gift to another gardener's wish list in the Sisterhood round robin. Please check out my member page and see if there is any trade interest. My gardener's wish list is Mt Fuji, Fujishi Wysteria Tye Die Akatshi no muasaki hige Maisugata Akathukinoumi matazuke kanoko asuka Red hot devil Brazilian hige Brazilian Can anyone advise where they can be purchased, if there are no trades available. I truly appreciate your help Ellen

Hi Arum, Thanks for the feedback! I'm so glad to hear that yours are doing great, and hope that what I plant will too. Will go count my 1-gallon pots (ridiculously too many due to excessive plant buying previously! :-)) and grab the same number of cages at Longs Drug today.

Your patio must look like the sidewalks of a Japanese city during Asagao festival! Thanks for sharing all these wonderful beauties. We use the gallons system here. So no worry :-) How many vines you've got per say a 3/5 gallon pot? This is my first year, planting JMG. I'm more familiar with the traditional tricolor and purpurea varieties. No buds in sight yet, probably by early september. For the time being I'm enjoying the foliage, especially the variegated ones.