has anyone got ideas for plant labels?

Large pebbles with an indelible pen and then a spot of varnish.

nice idea Trees.

Plastic Knives work well or lollipop sticks. Not all that attractive though. :o(

many thanks for all the advice i am going to buy a bag of cobbles and try that idea!

I like the pebble idea, also. More attractive than my plastic labels and the blackbirds won't be able to pull them out.
Good for you, Trees.

Or .... you could type up some information on your computer, enhance it with a picture of the specific plant and display it under plastic in some form of "frame" attached to something that can go into the ground beside the plant - similar to what you see in parks or National gardens. That way you'd have more room to give educational value to the label.

What a lovely idea, the pebbles labeled and sealed. Just hope the children don't play mischievious tricks on you and swap them around when your not looking!!!! I bought one of those little machines about £3. that you type the name in and it press prints it on a little metal or plastic strip tape. then I nailed them to the fence, shrub, tree or a stick in the ground for perenials. Good luck plenty of alternatives.

If you have a soldering iron you could use it to write the names on some wood and varnish them.
Just a thought.
Jackie from Essex :)

Get them to eat lots of lollies and paint the sticks after washing them. Plastic 'butter' tubs cut into strips are good too but make sure that the edges aren't sharp.