We've come to expect 2-D barcodes to be synonymous with high-tech. You see them in Best Buy as you’re searching for that new laptop and they are all over techie magazines. But who would've thought to look for 2-D barcodes in the garden. Well, just check out your local Home Depot's garden center. There among the daisies and daffodils you will also find 2-D barcodes. Home Depot uses this new technology to help us with the very low tech pastime of gardening. Don't know the difference between your impatiens and the snap peas?

Well check out these two flower tags posted above and you will see how technology has come to your rescue! The one on the top takes you to the Home Depot website where you find all the information you could possibly use for that DIY green thumb. The one on the bottom from a competing company quickly runs out of available space to provide useful information. 2-D barcodes are a natural addition to any do-it-yourself product. They offer as much or as little information as the customer needs, and all without trying to find that less than helpful store employee.

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