Garden Seed Markers

PROJECT SARA MARTIN | PHOTOGRAPHY TARA CHATTELL

Label your seeds as you plant your vegetable or flower gardens this year. These markers are easy to make and will add colour and information about your plantings so you won’t forget what you planted where. They’ll help your garden beds sing with new growth.

*Stakes were found at Home Depot paint department in bundles of 10.
**Paint colours are Behr – Wild Geranium, Foxglove, Laurel Tree, Squash Blossom, Charismatic Sky

MATERIALS

Wooden generic paint stir sticks (we made 10)*

Exterior paint (we used five different colours)**

Wood saw

One-inch foam brushes

Ruler

Pencil

Permanent fine-tip marker

HOW-TO

With a pencil, mark the centre along the curved edge of a paint stick. Using a ruler, from the centre dot, measure 1.5 inches on the diagonal to each side of the stick and mark with a dot.

Connect the dots on each side to form a point. Using the wood saw, cut along the marked line on both sides.

Holding the pointed end of the stake, paint one side and the edges in a colour of your choice to just above the stick’s curve. Let dry. Repeat on the other side.

Finish with 3 coats of paint. Repeat with additional paint colours and additional stakes.

When stakes are completely dry, use the permanent fine-tip marker to print the names of the seeds being sowed.

Stakes can be used for garden beds and individual pots. OH