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My roses have now been radically pruned after collapsing last yearin the high winds. They need staking / supporting and I am determined to sort thisout this year - very disappointed to have to prune them back so hard. Which supports do I use

Hi Sue,  It sounds like some of the roots were damaged when the wind blew it over.  If there are a lot of branches and leaves, I would prune it when you re-stake it, so that the remaining undamaged roots aren't put under excessive strain by trying

Hi - in the recent torrential rain my red dogwood in an island bed has been trashed and is now half it's height and won't stand upright again. Is it too late to cut all the bent stems (about half the shrub) hard back or shall I stake it? I don

Hi, i planted a bareroot alder tree three years ago. Its has grown well and is approx 6ft tall. Unfortunately during recent storm the tree was uprooted and snapped all the roots on one side of tree. I have dug it back in and staked it. Am i wasting

but hopefully you should still get a crop and the beans will be perfectly edible.   If your bean plants are flopping about a bit, try staking them with canes to allow air to flow between the plants - this will help reduce the spread. And don't compost the bean

Follow Monty Don's video advice on planting a bare-root tree, including tips on plant depth, staking and mulching.autumn - springMore advice on plantingPlanting a bare-root rosePlanting a shrubBare-root plantingPlanting a fig tree

There was a hard frost last night and now my tulips are drooping. Will they right themselves again or should I stake them? Just leave them alone, as they warm up they will standup again. Thanks MF, first Q&A on this board! They are halfway up now

I have these growing well in a very large tub. Do they need staked in any way?  Would that be canes, net  or maybe 'pea' sticks?  Thank you, Maggie I am growing the same this year and think mine might need some stakes to hold them up.  If they get

I have recently bought one of the above and was thinking of putting in a planter in front of a wooden fence panel. Searches suggest it can grow to anything from 3 metres to 6 metres (currently about 1 metre). Will it need serous staking? Also

Hi I've just planted a Thuja hedge and I'm not sure whether to stake or not. The hedge is protected from wind and in a sheltered position. Also, should I encourage the pants to have one leader or just leave them to get on with it. If it helps