I tend to think of the Foliage Plants forum as a forum for non-specific outdoors gardening and this one for non-specific indoors gardening. I know that isn't actually accurate but it seem easier to me to define it that way.

Maybe I should check it out more often.

I do, too, but when it comes to stuff like coleus and others, the lines blur for me sometimes. It's probably just me confusing myself. But really, take impatiens. It's an annual up north, a perennial here, known to need shade, fairly common as a houseplant all over, and probably originates from the tropics. It depends on what you want to ask/say about it to decide between annuals, gardening in shade, house plants, perennials, or tropical plants forums. But, if it's the leaves that you just love, maybe the foliage forum... Fun!!!

Hey, it's good to say wax begonias when you're talking about them because if you call them impatiens, it's not as good. But I'm sure impatiens are perennials somewhere, pretty sure they aren't here.

Well that next to last comment confuses me completely, 'cause I've only ever seen Impatiens growing as outdoors plants whereas I've seen Begonias as either one.

Gee I'm here in GW 10 yrs & never even knew there was a foliage forum.

I've visited there in the past, but it seems so redundant. I fear that people who post there are not likely to get their questions answered unlike if they visit the Annual, Perennial, or Houseplant Forums.

The Houseplant Forum has always been pretty busy, and I've been on the GardenWeb since there was a handful of forums, long before IVillage took over. People even used their REAL names back then, lol!

Ok I must be having a fake memory. After a decade, I'll not be too hard on myself.

"I'm sure impatiens are perennials somewhere"

Yep, I used to overwinter some of my impatiens hanging baskets inside. Some made it 3-4-5 years. Bad case of scale one year ended that tradition.

tj

I visit there sometime but it is slow. I usually go there for some of the old post to read some of the suggestion that the old gang posted, GW was the place to be back in the old days. LOL

Purple, funny. The first time I saw your name was on the Foliage Forum. I posted, but it wasn't answered for days, weeks, months? LOL.
Someone asked about a D. Corn Plant..Do you recall? Toni