Gift Basket Plants

Since plants are a common Christmas gift, here’s how to take care of any you might have received.
Gift Basket Plants
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People like to give plants as gifts for birthdays, when a baby is born, or for funerals. Very often, an entire basket of plants is given. Did you get a basket of plants for Christmas?

Usually, all of the plants in the basket are houseplants that need the same amount of sunlight, the same temperatures, and the same amount of water in the soil. They will probably like more humidity in the winter, but then, so do we.

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