Looking for a cute and fun way to decorate your garden? These DIY Rainbow Garden Markers are adorable and a snap to make!
My husband and I have been *trying* to grow a vegetable garden for years now. Suffice to say, in those years we have learned that a.) gardening is not as easy as it looks and b.) that despite our best efforts, we are just not very good at it. But we keep trying! And this year, our little garden–at least parts of it–look like they might actually make it.
I can’t help but think these little rainbow garden markers have made all the difference.
Wishful thinking?
Perhaps.
Even so, they are super cute and make our still-somewhat-pitiful garden a little more fun to look at. And since I already had all the supplies I needed on hand, they were more-or-less free to make. Works for me!
DIY Rainbow Garden Markers
Here is what you need:
paint stirrers (free at Home Depot or anywhere that sells paint!) assorted acrylic paint acrylic sealer slick & puffy fabric paint drop cloths or newspaper
Step 1: Paint the first side of stirring sticks in assorted colors, leaving about 2-3 inches of the bottoms unfinished. Let dry.
Step 2: Flip the sticks and paint the reverse sides. Let dry. Repeat steps 1 & 2 for a second coat.
Step 3: Brush the sealer onto one side; let dry. Repeat for the reverse side.
Step 4: Carefully write names of herbs, flowers, fruits, or vegetables on each marker with fabric paint; let dry. If desired, repeat on the backside.
Place the colored sticks in your garden to mark your plants & you’re good to go.
I made them for our vegetable garden, but I think they would also be super cute in herb pots or flower gardens as well!
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Nice way to decorate the garden!! We wish we could have enough space and time for a garden…this is going to be one of our future projects!!
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I’ll have to get making some of these wiht my boys. I’ve started them off with their own veg garden this year focusing on plants we can grow in pots so they can tend them easily themselves. They will have carrots, peas, runner beans, radishes, potatoes, mini cucumbers, tomatoes and some edible flowers all going well.
I too will grow lots of different veg and try to start alot of them from seed myself. For a lot of plants I like to start them off in pots and get them well established before transplanting them to the garden. As others have said it’s important to pick plants that are suitable to your soil and the microclimate in your garden – sunny, shady, partial shade and to rotate plants every year.
I would love a small garden myself. I’ve tried twice though and failed both times. I just want easy though. 🙂 The only thing that always made it was my cucumbers, so I think I may try those some zucchini and tomatoes this year. Wish me luck!
Wow, what a cute project! And cheap too! I will do that for sure, thank you for the tutorial!
I was wondering if you used a specific kind of sealer and if the wood was affected by rain or humidity! Here in Canada, we can have lots of rain in the summer, and I would like to keep the markers for as long as possible.
I have two tips for gardening: plant what works best for your soil (sandy soils are best for carrots and other root vegetables, heavy soils are perfect for squash, cucumbers, etc.) and rotate every year! My in-laws used to plant their vegetables in exactly the same spot every year, and when they did a rotation, they saw a huge difference!
Try MOD PODGE outdoor! Works great! Seals everything!
Ruth, These are very cute. If you have anything at home that can work as a trellis, put them by your cucumber plants.. they will vine upwards and will grow even better, it also helps the fruits as this way they are not laying on the ground to rot as they grow. I have been trellising mine for 3 years now and they respond so well! Good luck with the garden. I’m here in Chicago and can’t wait for us to have warm enough weather to start tilling up my dirt!