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Supporting Tall Garden Flowers

By stacy ling

Gardening Tips & Tricks

Learn the different methods to properly support plants like sunflowers, peonies, and dahlias using stakes, cages, trellises, and other creative solutions.

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Tall garden flowers are a beautiful addition to any garden adding  lots of height, structure, color, and texture, but they often face  challenges from strong winds and heavy rains. Without proper support,  these plants can easily topple over resulting in damage and a less  appealing garden. And we don’t want that!

Here are a few methods to keep your blooms upright and prevent them from flopping over.

Staking This technique involves driving a sturdy stake,  typically made of wood or metal, about 3-4 feet into the ground when the  plant is around a foot tall. As the plant grows, gently tie the  stems to the stake using garden twine or soft ties, ensuring the ties  are loose enough to allow for growth but secure enough to provide  support.

Corralling Depending on the size of your garden flowers, they should be about four  feet-ish above the ground. Then, you run string or twine around the perimeter of the stakes. This creates a supportive barrier that keeps the plants contained and upright.

Netting  Drive stakes into the ground at each corner and  around the perimeter of the garden bed. Then, you stretch mesh or  plastic netting horizontally about 18 inches above the ground. As the plants grow through the netting, it provides support for the stems and  prevents them from flopping over.

Trellising Trellising is ideal for climbers and fast-growing plants like sweet peas, roses, hydrangeas, and clematis. This method involves setting up a trellis, which can be made from wooden or metal posts. As plants grow, you can train their vines to climb the trellis by  securing them with garden twine. 

Cages and Grow-Through Supports To use this method, place a cage or grow-through support over the plant  while it is still small. As the plant grows, it will be contained within  the structure and prevent it from flopping over.

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