If you didn't stake any tall plants properly with all this rain, you already know that the damage is already done. You can still prop up those fallen or sagging plants.
I had some high growing Maltese Cross sag as well as my Pink Deutzia Shrubs flopping over.
Those are the only ones I had a problem with after all this rain. I staked everything else a couple of weeks ago in anticipation for this to happen from my past experiences.
I like to use green garden twine to make it inconspicuous. I use different methods with the twine and stakes.
I like to use natural stakes which I salvage from the trimming of larger shrubs in my garden. I also look for arrow wood viburnum shrubs which grow wild in my area. I will cut a few live straight branches from each plant without damaging it. They grow like weeds anyway.
These can be reused for a few years before they lose their strength.
I don't have any pictures on how to stake your plants it but its easy enough to figure out.
What I do with a sagging branch from a shrub is to find a stick long enough with a Y at the top and use that to prop up the branch. You can also tie back branches to a firm anchor of some sorts to get it to a more vertical position. Trial and error is the best method for what works for a specific plant.
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