Top Tenement Gardening!

Hello!
Now, I don't have a garden... But I live at the top of a tenement flat in Paisley and it's quiet enough that I feel confident that I'd like to get some indoor planter type things for the close.

It's nice and bright, with a big window. I'd thought about a few to stagger up the steps and maybe one large for near the front door. The only thing is, I have no idea what plants would survive and I'd like them to be quite pretty.

So what am I asking?
- what plants would survive indoors?
- what do I need to give consideration to, drainage, plant position
- should I go for seasonal types?

I know this all sounds a bit random, but I'd really appreciate any help
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Coleus does well indoors, and although not known for its flowers (I don't even know if it does flower), it has very pretty foliage that isn't limited to the usual green.

Then there's the Peace Lilly. I believe they're an amazon plant from the ground level, so they are permanently in shade in their native environment, but being a rainforest plant, need to have their leaves sprayed with water from time to time otherwise they go brown and crispy around the edges.

The cheese plant (no idea of its latin name) is a winner in my book for larger indoor plants. Its as tough as old boots. To give you some idea of how indestructible it is, I was once walking my dog on the beach and I picked up a random stick and threw it for the dog. This stick had been in the sea for who knows how long, then layed on the beach in the sun til it was practically bleached, then chewed by my dog. I then just happened to notice that there was some sign of tiny roots on it. Being curious, I took it home and randomly shoved it in a pot of compost. I gave it no care other than an initial watering. A few months later our living room contained a prime example of a cheese plant that reached all the way from floor to ceiling. I still lived at home at the time, and my dad commented that if I don't trim my plant soon, we'll need a machette just to get into the room.

I'm sure there's many, many more, but they're just the ones I know of.

 

Hello and welcome Applepip.
Mother in laws tongue and Spider Plant are both very tough and should do well in the situation you describe.