ShadyGreenThumb said:Hi I'm new here, too! Living in Tropical Houston area, I have some of the same plants pictured here growing outdoors. They need protection in the winter and become my house or garage plants. My Pink Arrowhead Vine is pretty large this year. I wonder where it will go inside the house, come winter? My croton sits under a large pine tree and with some extra protection it spends the winter outdoors. My biggest issues are the 2 beautiful 15 ft ficus trees. They are too tall for the garage now. I might have to prune them back this fall to fit. Oh, the horror! 
My plumeria comes in to "rest" and the larege cane begonias will join the crowd in my living room. Last year, the Peace Lily, didn't make it back outside. I came to love where it was in the house! 
This year I have a new philodendron/Gordon's gold that will make it in so I don't lose it. So come winter we will have houseplants. The rest of the year, they love it outside.
Hi ShadyGreenThumb, I have relatives that live in Houston. I visited Houston once and I couldn't believe how humid it was lol. My Pink Arrowhead vine starting taking off a couple of weeks ago. Its amazing that you can keep your croton outside, even with extra protection. I did have a Monstera plant that lasted 4 years in the ground. It went through snowstorms, and ice storms and bitterly cold temps, but it stayed small. I wish I had luck growing ficus trees. I have to bring in 50 plumerias, most are seedlings, so I have to make a lot of room for those lol. I had to keep my Peace Lily indoors because once the temps hit 90, it wilted, even in full shade and plenty of water. I had to bring in my dischidia plant because it started turning yellow. I think the heat was just too much for it
