Here's an easy and inexpensive way to stake your peonies and other plants. It's easy and invisible which is great if you waited too late to support your plant.
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@janem34123 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, Brooke. I had not seen this method before. It’s a little too late for me this year, but I will definitely give it a go next year. The peonies in my garden are special to me as they were my grandmother’s ❤️🌸❤️
@TheVintageGardenerNJ3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you found the video helpful. I found the Hildene Star in an obscure article by Old House (I think) on Pinterest while back. This was the first opportunity that I had to use it. So what type of peonies did you inherit from your grandmother?
@janem34123 жыл бұрын
@@TheVintageGardenerNJ An heirloom peony called Festiva Maxima. Large white blooms with just a splash of red. Always makes me think of her and her garden.
@P_Belle3 жыл бұрын
Kudos! that seems like a lot of work though. How is this better than tomato cages? I paint them black and they blend marvelously
@TheVintageGardenerNJ3 жыл бұрын
I never liked tomato cages. They were ok for small peonies. But with bigger peonies or Itoh peonies (bigger blooms) , I found that the weight pulled the tomato cages over. The only tomato cage I’ve seen that might work is the inverted one but that is a lot more expensive. Mostly it’s a cost thing. Right now I have 30 peonies. I’m currently attempting to grow 180 from seed ( 6 have sent up shoots thus far). Even I I end up sprouting half of them, buying enough inverted cages will be pretty expensive.
@P_Belle3 жыл бұрын
@@TheVintageGardenerNJ i have 6 peony...fewer than 30 for sure! LOL. The tomato cages are inverted and sufficiently strong. Got them FREE from "empty nester" gardeners. 😊🌿💞