I know there are a few people on here with green thumbs. I ... am not one of them.

So, I have two houseplants that have had the misfortune of coming into my possession. One is a Devil's Ivy (or Golden Pothos) and it's been doing great. Always growing, constantly getting new leaves, and has pretty healthy foliage. My issue, is that I can't train it to grow UP instead of down. I have bought stakes and whatnot and trimmed it down significantly then tied it to the stakes, but it just continues to flop over.

Secondly, I have a spider plant. This one's ... not so great. It was happy and healthy when I bought it, and it was even flowering. Now, it barely manages to stand upright. There are a few shoots growing off of it, but no flowers and the main plant seems to be slowly dying. I've been keeping up with the water, and it's in indirect sunlight. So I don't know what else to do.


If anyone has experience with these two types of plants, I'd be grateful for some help. Or, if anyone knows of a good website or forum, that'd be good as well.