I use Excel and create circles to name the locations of my plants. Hardscape items like the plow in this example I put in green, red circle around my daylilies, lines for walkways. I have 13 maps with section names like the one below called "West of Windmill" and I don't worry too much about scale. The maps are sized so that they print on 8-1/2 x 11 paper. When I want to check a section, I just print it, put it on a clipboard and start walking to check that everything is still where I think it is.
This year has been easy. With the drought, I haven't moved or purchased many things. I guess that's really not a good thing.
