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Plants Your green thumb is good to go—plants are allowed in your carry-on.
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
The only thing the lucky recipient needs is a plant and a green thumb.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
In Orange County, green thumbs can browse the gardening goods at the charming Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, and then dine under the stars on the very same grounds at the elegant Farmhouse.
—AFAR Media, 25 Oct. 2025
Most of the players didn’t have green thumbs and weren’t accustomed to caring for plants, especially with their itinerant lifestyles.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
The only thing the lucky recipient needs is a plant and a green thumb.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
In Orange County, green thumbs can browse the gardening goods at the charming Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar, and then dine under the stars on the very same grounds at the elegant Farmhouse.
—AFAR Media, 25 Oct. 2025
Most of the players didn’t have green thumbs and weren’t accustomed to caring for plants, especially with their itinerant lifestyles.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Green thumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20thumb. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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