On Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:15:16 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

Most of my shrubs are double staked or triple staked in a triangle, but
stakes break, pull out of the ground, ties break etc.

Bigger stakes. B-)

Our 8x6 shed is staked down they don't break or rot. They are
re-purposed tree stakes about 1 1/2" sq and 5' long, driven in as far
as I could get 'em, around 18".

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Cheers
Dave.