diff --git a/internal/api/public.go b/internal/api/public.go
index 77f5ce6..6fb16ac 100644
--- a/internal/api/public.go
+++ b/internal/api/public.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ func (h *handlers) getPublicGarden(c *gin.Context) {
 		writeServiceError(c, err)
 		return
 	}
+	// The token is a capability in the URL: keep the response out of any shared
+	// proxy cache, and always serve the live garden (the owner may have edited or
+	// revoked it since the last view).
+	c.Header("Cache-Control", "no-store")
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, full)
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +51,12 @@ func (h *handlers) createShareLink(c *gin.Context) {
 	var req struct {
 		Rotate bool `json:"rotate"`
 	}
-	_ = c.ShouldBindJSON(&req)
+	// The body is optional (an empty body means enable-without-rotate), but a
+	// present-yet-malformed body is a client error, not a silent enable.
+	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		writeAPIError(c, http.StatusBadRequest, "INVALID_INPUT", "invalid request body")
+		return
+	}
 	link, err := h.svc.EnablePublicShareLink(c.Request.Context(), mustActor(c).ID, id, req.Rotate)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeServiceError(c, err)
diff --git a/internal/service/public.go b/internal/service/public.go
index b4c8c6d..393f326 100644
--- a/internal/service/public.go
+++ b/internal/service/public.go
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ func (s *Service) PublicGarden(ctx context.Context, token string) (*FullGarden,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	// Minimize what an anonymous viewer learns: no role, and don't expose the
-	// owner's user id (the page renders fine without it).
+	// Minimize what an anonymous viewer learns: no role, and no owner user id —
+	// neither the garden's owner nor the owner of any referenced custom plant
+	// (built-ins already have a nil OwnerID). The page renders fine without them.
 	full.Garden.MyRole = ""
 	full.Garden.OwnerID = 0
+	for i := range full.Plants {
+		full.Plants[i].OwnerID = nil
+	}
 	return full, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/service/public_test.go b/internal/service/public_test.go
index ee29376..5463081 100644
--- a/internal/service/public_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/public_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ func TestPublicShareLink(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("public full = %d objs / %d plops / %d plants, want 1/1/1",
 			len(full.Objects), len(full.Plantings), len(full.Plants))
 	}
+	// The referenced plant is the owner's custom plant; its OwnerID must be
+	// redacted so an anonymous viewer can't learn the owner's user id.
+	for _, pl := range full.Plants {
+		if pl.OwnerID != nil {
+			t.Errorf("public plant %d leaks OwnerID %d, want nil", pl.ID, *pl.OwnerID)
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Unknown / blank tokens are masked, never a distinct error.
 	for _, bad := range []string{"does-not-exist", "  ", ""} {
diff --git a/web/src/editor/store.ts b/web/src/editor/store.ts
index 3ed3819..dfe194c 100644
--- a/web/src/editor/store.ts
+++ b/web/src/editor/store.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ interface EditorState {
   // pan gesture stands down (both listen on the same svg).
   objectDragging: boolean
   setObjectDragging: (v: boolean) => void
+
+  // Clear all transient (non-persisted) editor state at once — selection, focus,
+  // armed plant/kind, and any in-flight live geometry — when entering a garden
+  // view fresh (e.g. the public read-only page on mount). The viewport is left
+  // alone; the canvas re-fits it from the loaded garden.
+  resetTransient: () => void
 }
 
 export const useEditorStore = create<EditorState>((set) => ({
@@ -78,4 +84,15 @@ export const useEditorStore = create<EditorState>((set) => ({
 
   objectDragging: false,
   setObjectDragging: (v) => set({ objectDragging: v }),
+
+  resetTransient: () =>
+    set({
+      selectedId: null,
+      selectedPlantingId: null,
+      focusedObjectId: null,
+      armedPlant: null,
+      armedKind: null,
+      liveObject: null,
+      livePlanting: null,
+    }),
 }))
diff --git a/web/src/pages/PublicGardenPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/PublicGardenPage.tsx
index 7371f2a..5723c87 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/PublicGardenPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/PublicGardenPage.tsx
@@ -25,14 +25,7 @@ export function PublicGardenPage() {
   // Start from a clean canvas: if a logged-in user reaches here from their own
   // editor, stale focus/selection state would otherwise dim or highlight things.
   useEffect(() => {
-    const s = useEditorStore.getState()
-    s.setFocusedObject(null)
-    s.select(null)
-    s.selectPlanting(null)
-    s.setArmedPlant(null)
-    s.setArmedKind(null)
-    s.setLiveObject(null)
-    s.setLivePlanting(null)
+    useEditorStore.getState().resetTransient()
   }, [token])
 
   const objects = useMemo(() => full.data?.objects.map(toEditorObject) ?? [], [full.data?.objects])