Hey Joe...quite a selection..Very nice plants before the holidays...:) Is your Holly true Holly or common name? Leaves resemble Holly, but thought Holly had white blooms??? Very nice haul. I passed a Good Will twice in two weeks..must have recently opened. Considered going inside, but was in a hurry so didn't get to check their products. Do they sell large pots? 10" plus... Ohio..hmm, there are a few Ebay sellers in Ohio, but can't think of any nurseries.. There is one nursery, World Plants, but can't recall if they're located in OH....www.worldplants.com I'm certain some of my plants came from Ohio, but can't think of any particular place at the moment. Can't even recall which city. Are you saying, you will not order plants via mail before the holidays, but will buy locally? Turkey Days? What about Christmas and New Year's Day? lol Very few nurseries ship after October, and those who do want to get rid of 2012's etc, stock. Remainders are usually discounted. Joe, did you know, once you joined GW, you become one of us? Pods who grow pods..lol, j/k...Happy Halloween. Actually, most plants prefer cool temps to hot, but that depends on how cold. If you start seeing ice on the walls, it's too cold..Then YOU better find a warmer place..lol. Joe, you were very heroic rescuing the little bird..Thank goodness. The neighbors across the street, husband and wife, rang my bell, asking ME to shoo a bird off their front porch..A Blue Jay. I was totally embarrassed for them. Two adult people asking a neighbor to shoo away a little bird! Good, ol' college days...lol.. About plastic..although our windows are semi-new, they leak air. During winter, when temps are -2, a slight draft seeps in..plants on the sills are cold..The cold is a horror to succulents. So, this year, I placed clear plastic on the sills. It might not be 100% effective, but I had to try something. Place a hand near the sill, it's very breezy. They say it's because the house is settling, which may or may not be the exact truth. IMO, the safest windows are the old-fashioned types..With a screen/storm window. Is that the name? lol..Haven't thought about the name in a long time. Two windows opposed to thin, 'gas' panes. New windows are a lot less work, I'll give them that..no painting, and easy to open and close, but new windows are nowhere as protective as the old types. Just my opinion. That's the reason plastic now goes on each window. Nope, can't afford a larger gh..lol.. Believe me, my dream is to design my own house w/attached solarium. Unless I win the lottery................. Next year, if all goes well, I 'might' sell some plants on Ebay..Agaves, 'pups will stay,' 2 Pachypodiums and a huge Pandanus. The Pandanus/Screw Pine has outgrown space. I detest this house w/small rooms...even if I didn't have plants, the rooms are tiny. Thank goodess there's a third bedroom, which is now a plant room..lol. I love Geraniums...what type did you get? Toni

Something for you to consider if you will. I like the mushy ones. Stop reading when you want, but don't forget the very special Christmas Wish at the end!!! He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ~Roy L. Smith Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year - and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority. ~W.J. Cameron Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves. ~Eric Sevareid Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. ~Larry Wilde, The Merry Book of Christmas It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. ~W.T. Ellis Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love! ~Hamilton Wright Mabie Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. ~Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. ~Janice Maeditere Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts. ~Lenora Mattingly Weber As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is. ~Eric Sevareid Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. ~Oren Arnold ********************************************************** It's really not special - I tricked you. I just wanted to make sure you got it. ;-) Merry Christmas everyone! - Al

Hi! I've been lurking and sometimes posting for several years. I kept thinking our master bath remodel would happen, but other priorities kept popping up. I really thought we would begin this past January, but in Oct our heater broke and we spent almost $10K on a new heat/AC system, which left no cash for the bath. Baring any major, necessary expenses in the next couple months we will begin on the remodel by December. We are doing it totally, or almost totally DIY. DH wants to hire out the shower glass and door. I think we can order it and DIY. We'll see if I can't get my way. Even though I've read almost every post that's been posted for the last few years, I still have a few questions and I do want to get input on some decisions about layout and cabinet choices, so I'll be posting some requests for help soon. I'll also post pictures of my before, which is one of the ugliest bathrooms ever, imo. But for now I just wanted to say hi. Alice

how ya goin' staffyheaven, guess you like staffy dogs by the sounds of it hey? anyhow yep anyone with any sort of yard should be growing what they can for their own use, too easy hey? len Here is a link that might be useful: len's garden page