When people see my plants the first thing most will say is, "you have a green thumb." My reply is always, "there's no such thing as a green thumb." The reason I say that is because, over 20 years ago, when I first tried my hand at a couple of plants, they would quickly wilt and die. I was just about to give up when an ex-co-worker cut me a small piece of her philodendron, placed it in a small plastic cup and sat it on my desk. When the cutting took root, she potted it for me. Over the next few years the plant grew all over my desk. After the third year or so, the plant outgrew my desk, I took it home in a large garbage bag. It took me a couple hours to tediously place the vines on my wall at home with white thread and clear scotch tape. Once the vines begin to grow and grab the wall on its own, I no longer needed the thread and tape. That plant grew all over my tiny, one bedroom efficiency apartment in San Leandro, CA. When I moved to Atlanta because of a job transfer, that's when I parted ways with the plant. Needless to say, that was the beginning of my affinity for plants.
You don't need a green thumb because this adage is applicable to indoor and outdoor gardening, "if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again" (or something like that). Trial and error, is the order of the day, especially with house plants (which are my greatest love). Once you get a feel for what a plant's likes and dislikes are, it's relatively easy to take care of it ..