Plants, mankind’s greatest enemy, are finally on the ropes thanks to global warming. Teach your children how to hunt the last of these enormous nitrogen junkies by observing them in captivity with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of flowers, plants, trees, and more at Pryor Creek Nursery. This humble hometown nursery closes its doors from mid-July to mid-September, so plan your visit accordingly.

Pryor Creek Nursery graciously invites area thumbs to go green this summer and fall with a host of plants grown and raised inside the nursery. Pryor Creek's friendly and almost scarily knowledgeable staff will cheerfully give newbies a crash course in pinpointing the perfect plants for their lifestyle and dispel a lot of gardening urban legends, such as the one about the maniac with an orchid for a hand. The nursery proudly carries Proven Winners flowers ($5.99), which are easy to grow and easy on the eyes, as well as a wide range of potted wonders such as perennial hibiscuses ($9.99) and crape myrtles ($25). And nothing says "I love you as long as you take care of me" like a bouquet of growing trees, which is why the nursery forages the forest for the finest selections ($40 and up). No matter what form of foliage you grab for you and yours, you'll be giving the gift that keeps on giving oxygen.

The addition of houseplants or hanging baskets of flowers does more than just transform the aesthetic setting of a room—some scientists argue that plants can improve health. From the standoffish paeonia to the enthusiastic, misunderstood barrel cactus, there’s a plant to match everyone's personality. Use your Groupon to Pryor Nursery and bring some healthy color and green energy to your space, or give someone special a gift of renewal and life.