The first plant usually dies. Not from neglect, exactly — from too much attention applied in the wrong direction: watering on a schedule instead of checking the soil, guessing at light levels, using whatever dirt came in the nursery pot. These gifts address the actual problems without requiring a potting shed or a subscription to a gardening magazine.
“The one reliable rule of gift-giving: anything that makes them look more serious at what they love will be received with disproportionate gratitude.”
Friends claim items. No duplicates. No awkward conversations.



