Congrats on your new house. There are potted orange trees in France that are hundreds of years old, so it's very possible to do, but it will require some care of course. I don't grow indoors, but plenty of people do the in-in-winter-and-out-in-summer shuffle :) --which you will need to do in your zone. Some citrus trees tolerate light frosts to the upper 20's or so with acclimation--like Meyer Lemon and different mandarins--and some are frost tender, like Thai limes. You'll prolly want to do some light research on how to properly care for a potted tree, with the most important thing being learning to not overwater and maintaining your tree in a very well-draining medium; proper feeding; pest control; and temps/light exposure--it's not hard, really. There's plenty of lively discussions here on GW and other forums about that stuff... About tree selection, I would encourage you to look for a grafted tree labelled as dwarf, just to help with maintaining a smaller size as well as helping you actually get fruit. You'll need to *eventually* do some light pruning on any if you want to keep it small but these types are usually not very fast growers. You can choose whatever type of citrus you like the best, but keep in mind that some trees will need some amount of prolonged heat to produce sweet fruit--I've no idea how a grapefruit will do indoors--maybe fine--but I don't bother with them myself, even outside year-round, since it is too cool where I live to get good fruit. And you can pick based on *ulterior motives*--I love lemons and limes, and I love being able to go out to the yard and grab one when I need it, as opposed to having to go out to buy one. But some people would say that you can get a lemon at the market anytime, so why plant that? Most citrus should be managable if you try to choose the right rootstock and are willing to put a little maintanance in--once again, prolly less with the dwarf types. As an alternate to an expensive purchased tree, you can aslo consider growing some from seed as well. Key/Mexican limes and calamondins supposedly do well from seed, with fruit production in a couple years; or you can grow a lemon seed and see how you do with it, though you may not get fruit for many years. I've got plenty of Key lime and Meyer lemon seeds (Meyer don't grow true from seed I think) if you can't find any--just email me... Finally, maybe you'll want to check out on-line citrus retailers--from what others have posted, you can get a nice tree for a lot less than 80$ and maybe have more types to choose from. HTH.

Mini roses are too hard to grow indoors. Don't let the size fool you, minis are hardy plants. Outdoors they will survive a harsh winter while you might lose a big one. In my location I don't cover my minis for the winter. Indoors it's hard to get enough light for them. Spidermites are a problem also. If you like minis in pots just put them in different areas of the yard for color.

where in CA zone 10 .... they can only take so much cold ... so we have to define the odds of how cold .. if that question is answered ... then there is no reason they cant go outside ... but after 5 years inside ... they can ONLY go outside in full shade ... they would need to be hardened off to real sun ... and little pots with huge plants ... are also problematic.. in that the pot itself can dry out too fast in sunshine.. so to be on the safe side.. lets just call it full shade... which itself.. is usually many times brighter than indoors ... plus.. dont forget.. how you watered.. indoors... is irellevant.. to how it will need to be watered.. outdoors... you will have to redefine your protocol ... and it might be best .. if you figure that out.. before you hire someone who might not know ... there is a houseplant forum as well as a container garden forum ... and you never know.. where you will find the peep with the most spot on info .. i am not up on the names.. but i would call one or both.. a corn plant .. compare at link ... though i am sure.. the wizards will firm that up for you ... ken BTW: your other problem outdoors.. will be how to make sure.. that every little breeze.. doesnt knock it over .... since they are both.. sail boat sails in small pots that dont weigh much ... ps: the tall one.. can probably be hacked off.. like the smaller.. should you wish to reign in its height.. someday down the line ... [rain.. rein.. reign .... whatever.. lol .. probably rein in .. like a horse.. eh] Here is a link that might be useful: link

Euphorbia grantii... Synadenium... African milk bush? Maybe if grown under lights... I'm used to seeing them outdoors.