Peony supports | Troy Scott Smith from Sissinghurst explains how to stake peonies 

I can only have admiration for someone who is narrating whilst balancing and pushing hazel into the ground, shaping and fastening it🤣. Great video and will give this a try. I only have one peony at the moment, so it should be a quick job. Best wishes from Lottie in Suffolk.

String is my absolute very favorite invention of all time.

This is a good method if you have hazel canes or something like, and you don't have a lot of peonies. The method I use is to drive two stakes into the ground at the 3 and 9 o'clock position, about 6-10 inches out from the main root ball. (all depends on size of plant). Then I put a sort of "girdle" of woven wire fencing that encircles the plants, only about 14-18 inches tall, just tall enough to keep the flowerheads from flopping to the ground. I leave the stakes in permanently, only remove the fencing in the winter when I trim the foliage to the ground. If the peonies are on a slope, it's only necessary to run the fence on the downhill side of the clump.

Tried this. He is quite right, they can ping back up and hit you in the eye!

I want to grow a hazel tree.

ok thanks for the advice but unfortunately I don't have a nuttery to grow hazel to support my peonies. 🤨

How can wood be more sustainable than metal?