Because plants have long been jealous of our ability to live indoors, they attempt to infiltrate our finest mansions and universities by slowly climbing stony facades. Visit a place built specifically to contain these floral strivers with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $35 worth of plants, products, pots, and more at Blooming Colors Nursery & Landscaping, located in Grapevine. This Groupon is not valid toward delivery or installation.

Blooming Colors' selection of non-motile life forms caters to all groups of greenthumbs, be they outdoor landscapers or indoor efflorescence enthusiasts. Spruce up a boring lawn with a majestic oak, flowering shrubs ($22.99–$26.99), or enlist the aid of an evergreen to retain altitudinal dominance over your neighbor's super-sized lawn-gnome statues. Your journey of a thousand pricked fingers starts with a single thorn—fire the flowery opening salvo in that journey with a KnockOut rose ($22.99-$29.99). Brighten the corners of your pavement with a wave of four-inch pots of fall color pansies or petunias ($.99), or fill it to overflowing with pots or gallons of perennials and herbs ($2.99-$9.99). Blooming Colors' assortment of fountains, yard art, and gardening accouterments cover any job, and their knowledgeable staff can give expert guidance if you say the magic word—"the."

The addition of plants and flowers does more than just transform the aesthetic setting of your castle—some scientists argue that plants can improve health. Use your Groupon to bring some healthy color and green energy to your outdoor living area, or give someone special a gift of renewal that's not another year's subscription to a magazine devoted to sloths' sleeping habits.