Have green fingers

 Meaning:

• If you have green fingers (or a green thumb) you are very good at gardening and looking after flowers and plants, you are good at keeping plants healthy and making them grow.

Example sentence:

I don't know how my mother does it; her garden always looks beautiful and her plants are just gorgeous - unlike me, she must have green fingers.


Questions for you to answer:

1. Would you say you have green fingers?
2. Do you know anybody who has green fingers?
3. Do you believe that people are born with green fingers or that you can learn how to look after plants and your garden?
4. What does 'green' refer to in this idiom?