Gift Ideas
The hard part about buying for a gardener is that they already own the tools. Here is what actually gets used — engraved markers chosen by what they are growing, what to put on them, and the occasions that genuinely fit a garden.
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A gift set works when one piece is specific and the other gets used up over a season. Here is how I assemble starter, orchard, rose and farmers market sets from what I actually engrave, plus two sets for people who do not garden.
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Nursery tags go illegible within a season, and three years later nobody remembers what that tree actually is. Here is how I choose between acrylic, aluminum and QR plant tags based on how long the label has to last, and what is genuinely worth engraving on one.
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Gardens run on ten- and thirty-year timescales, and the nursery tag that came with the plant is illegible within a season. This is an essay about slow gardening and why keeping a permanent record of what you planted matters more than what you write it on.
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