[Q]: How does the sentence end?

We decided to lease an apartment rather than a house, as the 
OPTIONS:
- apartment was conducive to our needs.
- house was conducive to our needs.

[A]: apartment was conducive to our needs.
QUES: Continue writing.

When getting flowers most people would get their wife roses but I know to get mine orchids. The 

OPTIONS:
- orchids are too mainstream.
- roses are too mainstream.
+++++++++
ANS: roses are too mainstream.
Problem: How does the sentence end?

Wanting to help, Jennifer explained the hair care rountie she followed to Angela, because 
OPTIONS:
- Jennifer had healthy hair.
- Angela had healthy hair.
Answer: Jennifer had healthy hair.
sentence: The device worked better than the phone because the  OPTIONS:
- phone was out of its range.
- device was out of its range.
complete: phone was out of its range.
The boy was more comfortable flirting at the party than at the meeting because he was drunk at the 
OPTIONS:
- meeting .
- party .
party .
Problem: Continue the following story.

Leslie had rich soil in their garden but Joseph had poor soil. 
OPTIONS:
- Leslie never used mulch and fertilizer on their garden.
- Joseph never used mulch and fertilizer on their garden.
Here's how I want to continue it:
Joseph never used mulch and fertilizer on their garden.