Hi C..well, hate to sound discouraging, but the honeysuckle is going to be a problem..they're normally grown outdoors..do u plan on training this as a bonsai too? If so, It'd need cool winters. an office environment wouldn't work. Do u have a Trumpet Vine or Honeysuckle? There's a difference? Even though both are normally grown outdoors, in full sun..
Do you have a window in your office? Gardenias are gorgeous but again are hard to grow, especially in a dry, hot room. They need cool,humid air in winter. This is difficult in a house let alone an office..Good luck, C..Toni

Toni,

Thank you for replying! The vine is L. sempervirens, so a honeysuckle. I wanted to get a native species in case I had to grow it at home (even though I won't get to enjoy it much if that's the case). Perhaps I'll let the vine grow at home for awhile until I have enough to make a cutting, and experiment with that one at work. I'd love to be able to grow it so that it covers some portion of my cubicle walls.

In regards to the gardenia, I knew when I got it that I'll be attempting to run before I can crawl...my plan was to get a couple of those sun lamps and keep water on hand in a spray bottle to mist on the gardenia every day. I plan on photo-journaling my efforts so that if (or more likely when) I run into problems, I'll have something better than a vague description of the issue.

Thanks again for reply...if my plants look like they're in trouble, at least I know now to bring them home to recover them!

C