Start with flowers at the breakfast table. The flowers may be cut flowers for a vase, but if possible, give her a live plant—especially one that can be planted in the garden. Yulia YasPe/Shutterstock
If you have a mother or are married to a mom who is a gardener, this article is for you. If you are the gardening mom, then leave this article where someone you know can read it.
Mother’s Day is May 10. If it is not yet May 10, then keep reading. If it is after May 10, you need more advice than this article can give you.
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