Gift a Plant from UrbanStems, starting at $48, available at Urban Stems
I usually call a local florist to deliver some sort of live plant to my mother. Neither of us is a fan of flowers, which, as we all know, shrivel up and die. I want something that speaks my eternal gratitude to the woman who reared me, and, apart from diamonds (sorry mom), this is the best I can do.
Then I found UrbanStems. A quick, clean, and easy transaction with some well-thought-out add-ons like Sugarfina candy, chocolates, and candles, this might have been my least painstaking foray into shopping for my notoriously difficult mother. I'll use UrbanStems again. - Owen Burke, Insider Picks senior reporter