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How can I mark or label or write on medium-sized rocks for a rock garden?

I have a small corner of my yard that is infested with morning glory weed. I have given up on trying to keep it looking nice as a garden area. My plan now is to sterilize the ground, cover it with heavy duty black plastic and a bark mulch of some sort, and place medium to large sized rocks on it, like you would find in a rock garden. I may even place pots here and there with something colorful in them. Just to make it a little more fun and interesting, I plan to collect these rocks from various places I visit. I would like to keep track of where the rocks are from and I am wondering if anyone has a good idea on how to mark them to do this.? So far I have thought of just printing the names of the towns with waterproof paint, or attaching some kind of a metal plate, or even just labeling plant marker stakes and placing one beside each rock. What unique ideas do you have? Just to be clear, I only want to label the rocks with the name of the town I got the rocks from; I don't want to actually decorate the rocks.

Public Comments

1. use colorful markers a different color for each rock.
2. i used paint to decorate the rocks i had in my garden, and maybe shards of glass that you could paint?
3. if you are artistic, you could take a hammer and chisel and engrave a picture of something which is unique to the placee you got each rock from.
4. Be very careful where you take the rocks from as some councils have made it illegal to remove them especially if they are on or near a beach.