First, labels show you exactly where a plant will appear, come spring or summer. Blue balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflora), for example, stays dormant weeks past other perennials in the spring.

Labels bring order to the riot of buds and blooms of every enthusiastic gardener's growing collection of fine plants. They have the same function as nametags at a big cocktail party. Garden plants ...

You can recycle the plastic stakes that lawn-maintenance companies leave in customers’ yards by turning them into simple, DIY plant labels.

This weekend's yard jobs include dealing with effects from the recent excessive rain, pruning the big-leaf hydrangeas, and making plant labels that actually last and don't blow away.

Learn how to make DIY metal plant tags by turning washers into garden markers. Excerpt from Garden Made (Roost Books, 2015) by Stephanie Rose. Metal-Stamped Plant Tags ...

The label typically gives the water requirements of the plant. Some plants prefer to dry out between waterings, and some plants grow best in soil that stays uniformly moist.