To grow big Calathea Orbifolia plants, start with a piece from a big plant. Keep them in a humid place and give them bright, indirect sunlight. You can also try using small amounts of plant growth products like Miracle-Gro.
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For many of us, this scenario may sound familiar: You move into a new house and everything is perfect—except that huge rhodie out front that is threatening to swallow the porch. Or, maybe you purchased a gorgeous lilac several years ago and now it is enveloping half the front walkway. I like to call the culprits in these cases the “beasts” of the garden: perfectly wonderful shrubs that tend to get out of hand. Perhaps you planted them at the start of your gardening career; or maybe you simply inherited a property with 1 (or 6) of these beasts already in place. Sometimes, you don’t want to get rid of the shrub completely, but after many decades of being ignored, you need to get things in check. Luckily for overwhelmed gardeners, there are specific ways to get these imposing monsters under control once and for all. True, there are far more beasts of the garden out there than are mentioned here—but you may be able to deal with them in a fashion similar to our three examples.
This is a good fall project once all the leaves fall from the plant.
Forsythia is a plant that runs through your garden almost as fast as Usain Bolt. Most folks take the power shears and shape it into a gumdrop. Although this tactic reduces the plant’s size in the short term, it also reduces the flower show in early spring (which is mainly the point of having forsythia). Remember: the longer the canes, the more flowers. Unfortunately, this may be a 3-year renovation project, depending on the size of your plant.
Start by yanking out all the runners until you get to the meat of the plant. Use a pair of loppers or a reciprocating saw to remove up to a third of the stems that have a diameter bigger than a quarter back to ground level. Always remove branches
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