They'll buy a potted plant to beautify their apartment, but it dies because they are too busy to water it. Even more careful owners will neglect to make sure that the soil is uniformly moistened throughout.
尤其是辦公室裡，不太可能有專人管理，於是他們往往到花店或苗圃大批採購，一買就是數十盆，分置窗台、屋角或案頭各處。但是因為缺乏照顧，植物往往在一、兩周後就枯死了，這時就把盆子搬去店商處，再換些生長茂盛的回來。