Julie Shiel's Page

"Wow, that sounds great! It sounds similar to a method of gardening they use in Africa called keyhole gardening. I'm growing several new heirloom varieties of tomatoes this year too. :)"

"I did a post in my blog about companion planting for organic pest control. http://wiseplants.blogspot.com/2009/03/companion-planting.html"

"I wish more people would do this! My neighbor drives me nuts forever out there mowing and grooming. I'm trying to turn my entire lawn into gardens and wildlife habitat. Orange cosmos seems to be one of my bees' favorites! They do love the…"

"I adore old roses... I have Therese Bugnet, Autumn Damask and Ispahan.. those are my favs. I also have rugosas, briar rose, Virginia rose, and two others whose name I can't think of. Then I have two tea roses as well. Here's the Therese…"

"Yes, I have a compost pile. It's great for plants! I run a garden shop also.. on etsy it's greenthing.etsy.com. :) Julie"