Shrubbery

I am quite fond of greenery. Herself is too, although she fares far better in nurturing small mammals than in caring for foliage. House plants, yard shrubs, floral arrangements, even corsages wilt promptly in her presence. When the Offspring conduct science experiments involving seeds, they warn her strenuously not to touch anything lest her curse inflict damage upon the studies. She has resigned herself to this unhappy fact, and has decided to learn to identify and distinguish different types of trees rather than attempt to keep any specimens of vegetation alive.