Plant Fancying?

[stormdog]

There's a ceiling hook right in front of the single window in my apartment. I'm having this bizarre idea that I might want to hang a plant there. I can't have a puppy or a kitty, but I could at least have a sessile living thing here.

My mother has had a spider plant in a hanging basket for quite a long time. I think I might enjoy having one of those. But I've never had a plant before. Are some harder to take care of? Do you have any recommendations?