10 Easy Pieces: Herb Markers

Growing up, I snipped herbs for dinner—simple (rosemary, mint, thyme) until lemon thyme, purple basil, shiso, sorrel appeared. My limited herb knowledge left me confused. Here are 10 markers in metal, ceramic, wood for remembering what's what.

Mini Garden Labels (white clay, colored glaze, hand-printed names: rosemary, heirloom tomato, cilantro, oregano, basil, parsley). £2.13 each. Custom order via Paulova on Etsy.

Aluminum Plant Labels (set of 10): stick in ground or wrap branch. Mark with permanent felt pen, anodized aluminum. €8 from Manufactum Germany.

Herb Garden Stakes (raw high-fired porcelain, stamped: lavender, cilantro, parsley, rosemary, sage, basil, dill, oregano, mint, thyme). Custom order via Pigeon Toe Ceramics.

Seed Dibber and Label Set (Labour and Wait): wooden dibber with 1-inch increments, two sets aluminum labels, carbon garden pencil (reacts with aluminum—weatherproof, erasable only with eraser). £11.50.

Terracotta Herb Markers (England, set of 8: sage, basil, dill, chives, thyme, tarragon, rosemary, parsley). $24.90 at Kaufmann Mercantile (currently out of stock, sign up for notification).

Copper Plant Markers (copper plate slightly tilted for easier reading). Set of 6, $18 from Terrain.

Slate Garden Herb Markers (pre-printed herbs/vegetables, set of 6). £9.50 from Garden Trading.

Green Slate Markers (England's Lake District, sets of 3 or 6 with erasable China Graph pencil). £10.38–£16.21 from Honister Green Slate.

Wood Box Set of Slate Labels (20 smooth slate markers various sizes/shapes from Welsh quarry castoffs, with slate pencil). £49.50 from Great English Outdoors.

Solid Oak Plant Labels (set of 5). €4.95 from Quickcrop.