Re: staking the tall ones

I tend to plant mine inbetween other plants... and they hold them up so only the blooms are seen.

But then again, my garden has a crowded look to it.... not that I planned it, just seemed to happen overnight:(

Donna


> Hi Folks,
> 
> What is your favorite method of staking delphiniums?  other tall
> perennials?  I've been using single bamboo garden stakes, but I'm looking
> for something more efficient and more attractive.  I'm trying low hoops of
> poplar withes, (each end stuck in ground; neverending supply of those since
> poplars line my driveway.)  These seem less obtrusive than the bamboo
> stakes but I don't know how they'll last throughout the summer; they'll
> probably sprout!
> 
> My delphinium 'Dark Knight' (ca. five years old) has sixteen stems; I saw a
> lavender delphinium up here in the north country with too many stems to
> count, but sixteen is the most for me so far.  I grow white, lavender, and
> purple dels.  I have a bright royal blue with white bees that I'm trying to
> ignore till I decide what to do with it.  It's a total color mistake in my
> garden but you just don't throw out a large established delphinium.  Maybe
> over at the end of the meadow... or maybe down the road...
> 
> Alyce Elliott
> northern NY zone 4

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