Plantsit

Curiously, other plants like the cymbidium from the supermarket, the Cattleya I was plantsitting, and the nameless Epidendrum bought for a few dollars at the Miami airport did not seem to suffer from my clumsy attentions.

Michael thought she was going to ask him to dogsit Margo, but no. "You're so good with plants," she said, "that I'm sure you're just the person to plantsit.

HOUSEFLITTER Housefl tter (n.) 'howss-flit-tur Person who lives for months or years without a permanent address by jumping from one housesitting, catsitting, or plantsitting gig to the next.