Alternatively they can be planted in pots or special planters using compost. Pavement covered almost the entire block, with copses of trees placed in raised planters. The agricultural loss of the planters and plantations was devastating. The Federalists appealed to the business community, the Republicans to the planters and farmers. Slave residences and furnishings as supplied by planters were modest. Wealthy planters and businessmen built grand, classical-style buildings. The Crown granted these lands to colonists ("planters") from England. Large estates owned by absentee planters were managed by local agents. This sharply reduced the incidence of planters freeing slaves. In addition to being planters with 86 slaves, the Tillmans operated an inn. Some of the wealthiest planters never built grand residences. The foundation develops comprehensive curriculum for pastors, church planters and church leaders. Southern tradesmen often depended on the richest planters for steady work. The Courts were dominated in the early centuries by the sugar planters and their representatives. Sugar production meant prosperity for the planters and New Orleans.