How do I keep the shepherd's hook from falling over?

you can put a large decorative rock on the side that "pins" into the ground.

I have the SAME problem. My hubby bought a double shepherd's hook accidently. We decided to keep it and bought 2 containers of wave petunias. I put them up and they looked so pretty. Then I watered them - the next time I looked the whole thing was on the ground. We were talking about it today and we are going to try using metal ground stakes and wire around the stand. Hopefully, that will work but if anyone has any other ideas, I'm all ears (well, actually eyes.)

One option I use is to cement the shepherd's hook into the ground.

You could pour concrete in a whole about 6" deep. Put the rod down into the concrete then let it harden around it.

Dig a hole where the shepherd's hook will stay, mix up some cement and pour in hole, a couple inches say 3 or 4 inches from the top and then sink the shepherd's hook in;. let dry totally, at least 24 hours. Cover the cement with topsoil or mulch and throw grass seed, or plant seed, or just whatever you choose. The shepherd's hook will stay anchored.

I had the same problem. I also had the cross bottom of one completely break off. So we took the broken one placed it cross wise over the one in the grounf and now it doesn't move at all. I know that doesn't help if you don't have a broken piece but maybe some other type of heavy metal that had "legs" would work.

Drive a pressure treated 2X4 (sharpened) into the ground alongside the pole. Drive in almost ground level. attach the pole to the 2x4

I've got an easier solution. My son had weights from bar bell equipment. They all have holes in the middle to fit on the bar. They haven't been used in years, and taking up room. My husband now uses them to hold tent poles in place, where he put up a tarp. He stacked a bunch and inserted the pole. It's not going anywhere. Your plant hanger could fit something similar, and you can move it or take it in during the winter. Years ago we had some old heavy lamp that had marble basses. (They were the ugliest lamps I ever saw). Eventually we took them apart and now pieces of the lamp are in our flower garden. They also had holes in them and the weight keeps the the pots from tipping over. You can probably find similar idets at flea markets or yard sales. Good luck.

I'm having this problem now. All these suggestions have been very helpful! I might try the concrete, but that's scary because it would be hard to "undo" if I changed my mind on location. Love the weights idea. Was using a large rock to prop it in direction it falls, but then it just fell in another direction. Seems I'm cursed! :-)

I’m thinking of buying a couple of resin pots and using cement in the pots to anchor the hooks, I will be able to move the pots where I want, I’m hoping they will be heavy enough that wind won’t blow them over, even thinking of only putting cement in half the pot and soil in the other half but not sure about draining after watering

Sue, you can stick your shephard's hook in a small bucket of quikrete and then plant the bucket. The combination of the quikrete and its being planted will keep it upright, and it won't be that much trouble to dig it up and move it should you choose to do so.

I drove 2 2x2 stakes, one on either side of the mast of the shepherd's hook, and then used heavy duty zip ties to keep it all in line. It has been like that for several years and not fallen over again.

I was thinking to secure the shepherds hook to the railing post of my balcony. What can I use?

Check out the the non leaning shepherd hook made by Hang Tuff. These wont lean.

Place a piece of pipe deep in the ground and place the hook down in it for support

Get a piece of 48” rebar. Wait until after a good soaking rain so the ground/soil/clay is soft. Hammer the rebar 2 feet into the ground. Wire or multi-ziptie the shepherd’s hook to the rebar then spray it black to match the shepherd’s hook. The shepherd’s hook will be removable and the rebar can be sawed off level with the ground if needed. Don’t bother trying to pull out the rebar. Ain’t gonna happen.

Cement it, but the staff will still rock with the wind. Now I have to figure how to keep the staff from rocking.

Put big rocks on both sides

Get a large cool looking tree stump, drive the shepherd hook into it.

I was trying to hammer mine in with a steel mallet and using a block of wood in between the hammer and the shepherd hook but it's too tall for me to get leverage to hit it. So I guess bring a step ladder out to get height, then drive it into the ground. I can't really do the cement. I can't lift big rocks.

I live in an apartment. The lawn service uses riding mowers and hits my shepherd hooks and breaks them. They are expensive to replace. Any suggestions?

Bury the end of the hook in concrete to weight it down.

Type in shepard hook stabalizer and there are other options besides concrete

Use extra anchors (J hooks) or cement it in place.