Thompson & Morgan Peony Frame Heavy Duty Herbaceous Plant Support Ring Perennial Flower Border Cage (1 Peony Frame)

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Trumpet Shaped Plant Supports ideal for peonies, but can be used with lots of other flowering plants such as tulips, alliums, delphinium, lupins and more. 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?

Here’s what you’ll need to make homemade plant supports for peonies, and the step by step instructions for assembly.The most sustainable and eco-friendly solutions are those using natural or reclaimed materials, which you may already have lying around. Natural materials like stakes and string or materials like corten steel tend are my go-to materials for unobtrusive but effective supports.” Diameter refers to the top ring on the trumpet support - the diameter is roughly 10cm smaller for the bottom ring The cone-shape of our peony plant supports allows your peonies to stand proud and show off their glorious blooms. One popular type of encircling support structure for peonies are cage supports which are not cylindrical in shape, but taper from the base out to a wider circumference at the top.

Height is from the bottom of the feet to the top ring -designed to be pushed 10-20cm into the ground depending on the plant being supported Planting potted peonies is a great way to get a bit of a head start on growing these beautiful plants. As the peony grows taller make sure the buds are threaded through the grid to support the flowers individually. The best time to provide support for your peony bushes is before they need it, meaning early Spring. If a collection needs to be arranged, this will be made for a weekday only, between standard working hours. If you are not able to be at home when the collection is to be made, we can arrange for goods to be collected from a safe location at your request.Remove the spent peony flowers as the petals start to turn brown. This will encourage the small buds to open, extending the bloom time.

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 can also use this method for supporting peonies that are already blooming, to prop up any flowers that are already drooping, or to support peonies that are too tall for commercial cages. How To Make Peony Plant Supports Step-By-StepWhat I love about these more decorative ones is even when the peonies are dormant the supports look beautiful in the garden beds. Step 1: Position a plant stake a few inches away from the rootball, then use your hammer or rubber mallet to drive the it into the ground. I have often used these tomato cages upside down as obelisks in the garden to support things like sweet peas. While its quite normal for plants to droop a little over the season, if you have a particularly top heavy flower, it can be frustrating watching them dive towards the earth. Peonies are classic blooms for this sort of thing: their blousy, beautiful flowers can often overpower their stems. There are plenty of ways of stopping your peonies from drooping down, and peony supports are a good place to start. The cone-shaped supports are manufactured from 6mm solid steel wire and they are also ideal for Daisies, verbascum etc.

Trim your peonies after they’re done blooming to remove the dead flowers, and give the plants a nice shape for the summer.

Ideal for peonies, but can be used with lots of other flowering plants such as tulips, alliums, delphinium, lupins and more 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 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.