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How To Stake Single Stemmed Flowers

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How To Stake Single Stemmed Flowers

Staking keeps your garden beautiful by keeping mature flowers from flopping under their own weight. Garden designer and author Tracy DiSabato-Aust will show you how to stake tall, slender flowers. Staking keeps your garden beautiful by keeping mature flowers from flopping under their own weight. Garden designer and author Tracy DiSabato-Aust will show you how to stake tall, slender flowers.

Step 1 : New Growth

The best time to stake is after the first flush of growth. The stem should be sturdy and flower buds should not be formed yet.

Step 2: Stake It

Push a bamboo stake securely into the ground – until you feel that it can stand on its own.

Step 3: Tie It

Measure 6 inches from the top of the stake and make your tie. Loosely wrap the string around the plant stem, twist the string, so that you form a figure eight and then tie the string around the stake.

Step 4: Cut The Stake

Measure the stake about 6 inches lower than the flower head or about ¾ of the overall height of the plant. Then cut with your garden shears. You can use leaves to help hide your ties.

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