How to make your own plant supports

Make as many supports as you need and position them in place when plants are still small, to ensure they're hidden by foliage within a few weeks.

Follow our step-by-step guide to making your own supports, below.

You Will Need

• Bamboo canes
• Wire (3mm thick)
• Secateurs

Total time: 30 minutes

Step 1

Make your own plant supports - cutting the bamboo canes

For one support, use secateurs to cut the bamboo canes to the following measurements: 2 x 45cm, 4 x 30cm, 4x 60cm.

Step 2

Make your own plant supports - writing the bamboo together

Use garden wire to securely bind the two 45cm lengths together to form a cross. Then bind the four 30cm lengths together to form a square. Make sure the structure is rigid, and not likely to come apart.

Step 3

Make your own plant supports - placing the two frames together

Place the square on a table and lay the bamboo cross on top of it. Use garden wire to bind the two shapes together where they meet.

Step 4

Make your own plant supports - adding the legs

Bind the four 60cm lengths of bamboo at right angles to the cross to form the legs. Your plant support is now ready to push into the ground over a plant.