New Life for Garden Plants, as Houseplants

If the idea of losing your prized fuchsia to frost is beginning to depress you, think about bringing some of your favorite garden plants indoors for the winter. Not every outdoor plant will be happy inside and it can be challenging to provide enough light and humidity to keep them growing (or even alive), but what do you have to lose by trying? Here’s a list of likely candidates for potting up and bringing in. If your plants are too large to fit in a pot, first of all, good for you. But don’t throw in the towel yet. You can always take cuttings and start new plants indoors.

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