April is an exciting month for gardeners. For me, perhaps too much so. I get overzealous with my need to putter in the garden, and since the plants are too small to do anything much, I figure it’s a good time to weed. Trouble is, it’s easy to forget those new plants I put in last summer. I find myself staring at little leaves wondering what the heck that plant is. Is it a weed? I’ve made the wrong assumption a few times. Thank goodness I didn’t pull out all the roots of my dwarf purple balloon flower this year and the plant grew back. Mea culpa. I renew my vow not to pull up anything unless it’s obviously dandelion or clover until well into May.
The Perils of Early Weeding
May 6, 2010 by Cait
Cait's Garden 
Plant markers! If you don’t like the subtle aluminum ones, I have used bright yellow tent stakes. They stay in the ground all winter and you can’t miss them in the garden.
Great idea! And one I obviously need to implement. I recently went to the Botanic Garden and thought how impressive my garden would look if I put a little name plaque by every plant like they do there. It would make any garden look much more important!