Supporting Peonies
Peony season is upon us! Those big luscious, ruffly blooms are about to open and will fill our gardens with beautiful colors and textures. This is your reminder to support those plants before they are too far along!
Supporting peonies can be done in a variety of ways. It does not have to be anything fancy.
I have a total of nine peony plants, two of them are a lot younger than the rest. On my younger peonies I am still able to use the cages. I get the largest size they have and use them for years until the plant outgrows their support. They are free form so you can even use three or more of them together to support a larger plant.
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For my more mature peonies that have outgrown the cages I use a combination of staking and string to support them. If I have them available I use three garden stakes per peony plant, but this method requires at least one stake. I put the stakes close to the plant but carefully place them so I do not disturb the roots. I also try to do this early in the spring when the plant is small. (If I don’t get to it I still support them this way!). I like to use white string so that I am able to see where I am supporting the plant. I tie a knot around one of the stakes then gently bear hug the plant as I go around each stake. When I am back to the original stake I tie a knot there. It is that simple!
If you do not have stakes even just going around them with string will give them a little extra support.
With the peonies are supported they will be able to grow big blooms and hopefully withstand anything Mother Nature has in store for their short blooming season!
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Xoxo, B
