The idiom to have green fingers/to have a green thumb means to be good at growing plants.
This photo shows the lily-of-the-valley plant I had received by mail from Switzerland, and last year’s traditional New Year’s Eve present: Glücksklee (four-leaved clover, also: lucky clover). Both ended dried up and so I dumped them in the box on the balcony. They both love it there.
das Maiglöckchen (lily-of-the-valley) + der Glücksklee (lucky clover)
My better half asked me to germinate the pumpkin seeds he specifically ordered from the U.S. In the end, we had eight pumpkins inhabiting the balcony floor. I was glad when harvest time came around, and I could stop side-stepping. 🙂
der Kürbis (pumpkin)
This sunflower was brought to us by the birds.
die Sonnenblume (sunflower)
I don’t use fertilizer. Everything green on my balcony needs to pass the Darwinian test.