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app/templates/index.html

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+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% block content %}
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-center">Welcome to the Plant Price Tracker!</h1>
+
+<div class="row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-2 row-cols-md-3 g-4">
+  {% if use_placeholder %}
+    {% for i in range(6) %}
+    <div class="col">
+      <div class="card h-100 shadow-sm">
+        <img src="https://placehold.co/150x150" class="card-img-top" alt="Placeholder Plant {{ i+1 }}">
+        <div class="card-body">
+          <h5 class="card-title">Placeholder Plant {{ i+1 }}</h5>
+          <p class="card-text text-muted">No real submissions yet — submit a plant to see it here.</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    {% endfor %}
+  {% else %}
+    {% for sub in submissions %}
+    <div class="col">
+      <div class="card h-100 shadow-sm">
+        <img src="{{ sub.image_url or 'https://placehold.co/150x150' }}" class="card-img-top" alt="{{ sub.common_name }}">
+        <div class="card-body">
+          <h5 class="card-title">{{ sub.common_name }}</h5>
+          <p class="card-text">
+            <strong>${{ '%.2f'|format(sub.price) }}</strong><br>
+            Source: {{ sub.source }}<br>
+            Date: {{ sub.timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    {% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
+{% endblock %}