I think I said this before on this forum or maybe it was another one, but I know Al casually and through these forums and e-mails. I have visited his garden and seen his containers and bonzai. A friend took me on a drive past his garden several years ago. he was outside working and I met him briefly then. His garden is perfect and one of the best I have seen and I have never seen such a variety of healthy plants and trees growing in containers. Then,I heard him speak to our group about soul and growing things in containers. We were sure he was a professor because of all he knew about plants and how easy he explained it so we could easily understand. I just want to add my 2 cents that I have seen that he doesn't just talk the talk.

Thanks for your answers so far ^^ I feeling a lot more confident with the summer growers, but I'm finding that I have more winter growers than I had originally thought. This is where I'm getting most confused. Should winter growers still be kept in a cool environment and get watered often or should they be kept in a warmer environment in the winter and then cooler in the summer? I am feeling bad cause I'm afraid I might hurt or kill these plants. I keep hearing and reading that it's very bad to water any succulents when they are in a cold environment, so I'm not sure how to keep these winter growers. That's my own stupidity thinking that all cactus and succulents grow in a hot and sunny environment. So far the ones I have read that are winter growers that I have are: Albuca spiralis Aloinopsis rubrolineata Dioscorea elephantipes Pelargonium carnosum Pelargonium laxum Pelargonium paniculatum Are any of these other succulents that I own winter growers? I spent 5 hours last night searching for every plant and none of these mentioned growing in the winter: Adenia spinosa Adenium obesum Adromischus cooperi Agave stricta Alluaudia montagnacii Aloe daniel Aloe fragilis Aloe lineata Aloe variegata Cissus tuberosa Crassula mesembryanthemoides Crassula rupestris Dorstenia sp. Edithcolea grandis Euphorbia bupleurifolia Euphorbia gottliebii Euphorbia lactea Euphorbia mammillaris Euphorbia milii Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbia trigona Euphorbia venenifica Gasteria Huernia hybrid Ledebouria socialis Mammillaria bocasana monstrose Pachypodium geayi Pachypodium sp. nova Petopentia natalensis Portulacaria afra var. foliis-variegatis Stapelia flavopurpurea Euphorbia enopla or fimbriata Bryophyllum daigremontianum X tubiflorum Thank you all so very much, Ross

When I shopped for a washer last summer I did a lot of research and checked epinions and a lot of other hearsay sights. (This included). From what I read it seemed that the owners of the Frigidaire front loaders were all very happy. Occasionally, as with any brand, there were a few complaints but the overall trend was very positive. I have never been one that believed a word printed in Consumer Reports. I know a lot of people treat it like a bible but that's not me. I've always found their reliability reports on autos (for example) to be all lies. Given all that I personally like the 2940 or the version sold at Lowe's with the blue door. We went with Bosch mostly because my wife wanted a really big opening ot stuff the clothes into. But for reliability I think owners will report good things about the Frigidaires. For sure I'd buy Frigidaire long before LG (Lucky Goldstar) or the GE washers made in China.

Trail, Patrick Henry's football team is having a good season and is looking to make another run in the playoffs. ;) Just as a modest update, I did some research on the home and still haven't found another Colonial(Georgian) Revival home quite like it. After doing some research, I got a bit of an idea as to why that might be based on the creativity of the owner Mr. Leilich...one of the most influential citizens in the small town and a German immigrant. I was shocked how easy it was to find information on the man after visiting the local historical society and the info they had. I was somewhat surprised to hear the widow's walk, 2nd floor "window door", and plaster decor for the pictures was all ORIGINAL and the only widow's walk in the entire town. I figured it had to be a wealthy citizen and was right. Here is some of the info. http://www.delphos-ohio.com/powell%20house.htm Excerpts of Mr. Leilich BEFORE he made his riches in the town...great story. "HENRY L. LEILICH, one of the well-known citizens and business men of Delphos, Ohio, and one of the proprietors of the Delphos brewery, is a native of Hessen, Germany, was born July 6, 1865, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Schwoebel) Leilich. The father was for years a merchant in the town of Shaafheim, but is now retired from- active business life. The subject of our sketch took the regular course of schooling required by the government, and and then took two courses at a normal school, attending the latter for seventeen months. In July, 1881, he started for the United States, arriving at New York August 24, of that year, and came to Delphos direct, he having an aunt living in this city. When he stepped aboard the steamer he had just $32 in money in his pocket, and of that amount he had $11 when he reached Delphos. His first work here was on a section of the Clover Leaf railroad, at which he continued but a few days, not being able to stand the fatigue. He was next picked up in a drug store, where he had gone to get something to heal his sore hands, caused by work on the section, by H. P. Eysenbach, and by him put to work in a woolen mill, running a picker and doing all the chores. He remained in Mr. Eysenbach's employ for about four months, during which time he took English lessons in the evenings from a private tutor and was given daily in�structions, when opportunity presented itself, by Mr. Eysenbach's father. From the woolen mill he next entered the shoe store of F. J. Miller, where he clerked and also worked on the bench. He remained with Mr. Miller for year, and then went to work in the Clover Leaf railroad shops, taking a job as striker in the blacksmith shop. He continued here three years, learning the trade of blacksmithing. He then fell sick, and while laying off, being unable to work in the railroad shops, he returned to the store of Mr. Miller, where he again clerked and worked on the bench for about two and a half years. He next accepted a position as a salesman in a Lima clothing house, of Delphos, where he remained five years. In 1893 he purchased a half-interest in the Delphos brewery, since which time he has given all his attention to the business, he having all the office and outside business under his charge. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Leilich comes from a good family and was given a fine education, when he came to America he began at the very bottom, and alone and unaided he has climbed to his present position in business circles. His efforts have been successful to a high degree, and aside from his interests in the brewery, he owns valuable improved real estate in Delphos, all of which he has accumulated in less than fifteen years. He is a stockholder in the Delphos Building & Loan association, and is also interested in the development of oil and gas in the neighborhood of Delphos. Mr. Leilich was married October 29, 1884, to Miss Louisa Werner, daughter of Jacob Werner, a well-known contractor of Delphos. To their union one boy�Clarence� was born July 3, 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Leilich are members of the Lutheran church, and are highly respected in the polite society in which they move. Mr. Leilich is a business man possessing integrity of character, and fully appreciates the value of prompt payment of debts. Money in circulation is what makes business active and creates prosperity. Integrity of character is as much of an inheritance as any other peculiarity, and it is altogether probable that Mr. Leilich is indebted to a considerable extent for this quality, and also in a larger sense to his nationality, for the German people, as a rule, are as noted for sterling honesty as for strength of body, and are everywhere welcomed by Americans, who believe in keeping up the high tone of American citizenship. (Source #1)" Mr. Leilich later made his money when he started the Delphos Can Company in 1898(home was built in somewhere between 1899-1901). The can company later became the Delphos Manufacturing Company...the largest company in the town producing gas cans, funnels, and numerous other patented devices that were cutting edge and had national exposure at the time.