Hi marissa and welcome to the forum.....I live not too awful far away from virgina....been to kings dominion many many times....
I have found that outdoors some of the easiest
plants to grow have been vincas, petunias, begonias, and marigolds.....they aren't too exciting really but they have been easy for me to grow--I have had tons of different
flowers though, and I've found that as long as I
weed around them, put them in the right spot, and water them that they grow nicely.......hostas are good for shade and are very easy, and clematis has been good for me as far as vines go....one of the best things that I discovered last year was to start using miracle grow on my
flowers.....the improvement in them was so dramatic that even my husband noticed the change in them..... :p
As far as houseplants go I am a big fan of wandering jews, they are purple and silverish and it is very easy to keep them.....they are very pretty in hanging baskets and you can take cuttings off them and grow many many more. And a mature one can get very big.....I also like the bolivian jew, they are just green but grow very rapidly. You can also take cuttings off of them too....
You could also
plant bulbs....I just planted some crocuses and hyacinths this year and can't wait for them to pop out of the ground....now they're easy maintainence....every few years with bulbs you usually just need to divide them....and you can get bulbs that bloom in all different seasons......
Once again welcome to the forum!!!!!
Catlover 
