I have tired so many times to just keep a few simple house and patio plants alive, but I always end up killing them. If they start growing well, then they get too tall. When I trim them, they never grow their blooms back. If I don't trim them, usually the wind will blow them over during a freak storm and then they die. If my plants survive all of that, I will at some point forget to water them and then they really die (or I water them too much).

Is there anyone else out there who likes plants, but can't keep them alive to save their life?