Tired of Faded Plant Labels? Here's A Smarter Way To Track Your Garden

Friday, 11th April 2025

Every gardener knows the feeling. You plant something new, carefully label it, and proudly watch it settle into the soil. But a few months - or even a single season - later, the story has started to slip away. The label is faded, cracked, lost in the undergrowth, or simply unreadable. Was it the white cosmos or the pink one? Which year was the tree planted? Where did that beautiful fern come from?

It's a small frustration that can quietly grow over time, especially as gardens expand and memories blur. And while writing tags by hand or printing plastic labels has been the standard for years, these methods rarely last as long as the plants themselves.

That's where a smarter solution comes in.



Why Traditional Labels Fall Short

Most traditional plant labels are vulnerable to the elements. Ink fades in the sun. Plastic becomes brittle and cracks. Wooden stakes rot at the base. Even the best permanent markers eventually surrender to rain, frost, and time. Labels get lost, swapped, broken, and in the busiest seasons, it's easy to forget to replace them.

And even when a label survives, it often tells only part of the story - usually just a name, perhaps a variety, but rarely the richer details that make each plant part of your garden's life.

For gardeners who want something that lasts longer and captures more, it's time for a better approach.



A Smarter Way To Track Your Plants

Petals offers a simple, lasting alternative. Using smart, weather-resistant plant labels equipped with NFC technology, Petals lets you link each plant to a living digital profile. A quick tap of your smartphone on the label opens a full record: the plant's name, variety, origin, planting date, care instructions, and photographs charting its growth and changes over the seasons.

No more faded tags. No more guessing games. Just clear, accessible information whenever you need it - updated easily as your garden evolves.

Because Petals stores everything digitally, you're not limited to a few handwritten words. You can build a complete memory and management record for each plant, helping you track what's thriving, what needs special care, and where each part of your garden's story began.



Built For Real Gardens, Big And Small

Whether you're managing a handful of favourite pots, tending a sprawling back garden, or keeping track of a growing collection of rare plants, Petals adapts to you.
You can organise multiple gardens, invite collaborators to help manage them, and even share the journey online if you choose.

And because the labels are built to last through all weathers, the history of your garden - and the practical care information you need - stays safe, season after season.



Ready To Stop Losing Track Of Your Plants?

If you're tired of faded, forgotten, or broken labels, Petals offers a smarter, simpler way to stay connected to your garden.
Build a digital record that grows with your plants, keeps important details at your fingertips, and preserves the memories you've worked so hard to create.

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