Hi Tabor, As Bonnie said the first one is a dahlia. The second one is going to bloom soon, so if not a marigold, it will be easier to id then. The third one is a tomatillo or another member of the Physalis family. There are wild plants that are relatives of tomatillos and look very similar, so it is possible you got one one of those growing if you didn't plant tomatillos. If you did grow tomatillos, you can make salsa soon : ) Remy

Yeah, you got the variegated Jade right on the nose. Pleiospilos can be tough to identify, especially when young. Get in some good strong light and grow it for a year. By then, the shape of the leaves should be less generic, and the species will hopefully be more obvious. I actually think P. simulans is a pretty good suggestion, especially since yours is young, and probably a bit etiolated. The other species you might consider is P. peersii.

Okay. Sounds like you've been getting alot of misinformation and half truths. First, there's no such thing as a grout with the sealer built in. Many installers will try and tell you that about modified grouts which include latex polymers in the grouts, but that's bigtime false. The other, which is more of a half truth is concerning epoxies. Although there's no sealer built right in, sealer can not be used on epoxy grout, either, because it's actually a plastic, and as such, won't allow sealers to penetrate into the grout. However, it also doesn't NEED to be sealed being that by itself, it won't allow alot of the staining that normally occurs (although it also can't be said that it's stainproof-- that's also a mis-statement). Now, Many of your questions can be answered if you go to the top of the bathrooms forum list and click on the "gallery" link. I have a thread over there entitled Tile FAQ's. In there, I go into alot of detail concerning grouts and the choice thereof. One of the things I stress is my opinion that you're better off choosing medium to dark colors in high traffic areas, rather than depending on grout sealers, because the BEST that they'll do is delay the inevitable. With the medium to dark colors, you won't see traffic patterns, staining, or aging of the grout NEARLY as much. This also goes for epoxy grouts, with respect to choosing colors. One other thing I say in that thread, and this WOULD pertain to you-- For the most part, it's my opinion that the use of epoxy grouts in residential installations, although everything people say they are, are very high priced overkill. There are only two times where I feel the use of epoxy grout is justified. One is if you're doing a tile countertop, and the other is if you have pets-- especially multiple pets, who might tend to have "accidents" every once in a while. Hopefully, I haven't confused you even further. If after reading this as well as the FAQ, you still have questions, don't hesitate to ask. :-) Matter of fact, I think your questions' going to be added to it, concerning the "grouts with sealer built in"!

These? do they come in CFLs? :) Here is a link that might be useful: maybe?