Natural materials like stakes and string or materials like corten steel tend are my go-to materials for unobtrusive but effective supports.” Rustic finish arrives pre-aged to give an authentic rust effect that blends beautifully into your garden. The finish is like any natural rusted metal and care should be taken initially as the rust may transfer onto clothes and furnishings. Ideally plant supports need putting in place before new growth gets too advanced. Leaving it too late will mean you'll often end up fighting to fit the supports around your overgrown plants that may have already started to climb and become entangled in other structures.Tall perennials appreciate support frames to prevent them from blowing over when they reach full size. Individual Stems of Delphiniums and other tall plants can be also supported using our traditional loop supports which can be applied with ease. The problem with staking is that you may need rather a lot of them to support all the stems in larger clumps, or where a large number of peonies are grown.

This very popular plant support also provides plenty of room to grow and gradually disappears into the foliage as the peony grows Make your peony the star of the show As the peony begins to emerge in the spring sunshine, push the three-legged cone well into the soil to provide ‘all-round’ protection from wind and rain. Every true gardener knows, peonies love the sun and hate too much water.If you're interested in a bit of DIY, head to our piece on how to make your own plant supports, but if you don't have the time, and you like the trend for metal rusty peony supports, then below is our list of our favourite peony supports. You might also consider creating rings or lines of stakes around a clump, or several peony clumps, with natural twine or other strings between them. 2) Plant Support Hoops Many have tall stems and large flower heads, so you may be wondering whether or not you need to install supports for the peonies you have chosen. Do Peonies Need Support? A signature will be required upon delivery unless we have authorisation from you that the goods can be left.

Grid-type hoop supports can be better than open hoops because they provide support not just for the whole clump, but for individual stems. When first installed, they will be noticeable and if they are attractive, all the better, but ideally the plant should grow into the structure and be barely noticeable by flowering time. Is it any wonder that gardeners become besotted with their fabulous blooms? Every May, it must feel like a treasured family member has returned to the fold. A very popular plant support for peoniesDelivery is Mainland UK and excludes The Highlands and Isle of Wight, Isle of man and Channel Islands. Available in two sizes and made from solid high quality galvanised solid steel with a Sage Green UV stabilised coating or Natural Rust finish Don't forget: while rusty plant supports are a classic at the moment, it's best to choose whichever you think will work best in your garden. Think about whether you want to make a feature out of the plant supports, or whether you want the peony to be the main attraction. You don't want your chic plant support detracting from the beauty of the peony in question. Many peonies will benefit from some kind of support, to prevent breakage to the stems and damage in winds or heavy rains. Supports may not always be essential, and you may be able to get away without them if you are growing shorter cultivars or are growing them in a particularly sheltered spot.