If I had to pick, I’d say I have a “gray thumb”. Definitely not green, but not totally black. The plants I get usually last a little while and put up a good fight, but eventually die. The only three house plants that I’ve had for years and have consistently kept alive are: succulents, my aloe plant, and a Venus Flytrap (since he basically feeds himself). If you are ~almost~ hopeless at gardening like I am, but still love plants, check out this post by Balcony Garden Web. Here are some house plants that you can grow with minimal care, that are almost impossible to kill (the biggest mistake you can make with most of them is OVER watering):
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
Spider plant (Chlorophytum)
Fiddle leaf fig
Philodendron
Inch Plant (Tradescantia zebrina)
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)
English Ivy
Photo Credit: Meaghan O’Malley
For lots of veggies and plants, you have to either get them as seedlings, or start them indoors. However, there are some that you can plant directly in the ground as seeds. This is called “direct sowing,” and saves you a lot of time and effort. For a list of plants that you can direct sow, check out this post by 
