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July 1st, 2008
kim jenkins

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joy at the modern gardener sent over these fun new hand-foiled plant labels from british artist kim jenkins. i have something of a black thumb (i’m currently trying to save a pair of beautiful clematis plants from sprout that are struggling on our fire escape) but these might inspire me to work a little harder. click here for more info on kim and click here to shop the modern gardener (you can pick up a pack of 10 plant labels for about $10).

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12 comments
Kristan said:
July 1st, 2008 - 9:43 am

I’m not much of a gardener myself, but I think these plant labels have a really nice touch!

Laura said:
July 1st, 2008 - 10:04 am

Ooh might get some for my housemate who is a keen gardener, quite quirky and useful as well.

Heidi, Truly Engaging, blog of MagnetStreet Weddings said:
July 1st, 2008 - 10:30 am

Sweet!

Kim Gray said:
July 1st, 2008 - 10:51 am

I love these - such a great idea!

Uncle Beefy said:
July 1st, 2008 - 12:05 pm

These are fabtastic! But see now…I’m thinkin’ that you could use them for popsicles, appetizers, casual lil’ stir sticks or other entertaining uses!

laura @ the shorehouse said:
July 1st, 2008 - 2:37 pm

Oh, I love these! Totally would have prevented me from ripping out flowers that I thought were weeds. (Oops.)

Addie said:
July 1st, 2008 - 3:11 pm

A quick aside on clematis. They like moist well drained soil. Try plating them in containers with a layer of broken ceramic pots at the bottom for the drainage. I also like to mix cut up bits of new clean (non antibiotic) sponges in the dirt to keep the moisture level up. Then top the pot off with a layer of mulch and they should be good to go. Don’t expect any blooms this year, but you should be rewarded for your troubles next summer.

The Modern Gardener said:
July 1st, 2008 - 4:00 pm

Hi everyone. Glad you like Kim’s work! Note that our shipping says UK only, but we would be happy to make exceptions for these as they package up nice and small.

sarah said:
July 1st, 2008 - 4:33 pm

Cute idea! Those are nicely done. I could find about 50 uses for them, too…neat!

whatever DeeDee Wants said:
July 1st, 2008 - 9:31 pm

Very cute, I would like to use them for book marks.

eo said:
July 1st, 2008 - 11:25 pm

so stinkin’ cute. i heart these. i love that there are still so many creative ideas to be thought of. well done! i want a set for sure.

Lucia said:
July 5th, 2008 - 1:07 pm

I love these - I bought some recently for a friend who is working on creating her own vegetable patch - they are so pretty - it makes me want to start gardening

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