Author Archives: John Kevin Hickey

What’s happening in the garden (early May edition)

Posted on May 7, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

Spring has finally arrived in my slice of suburbia. Officially, it has been spring for a month and a half, but it sure hasn’t felt like spring in all that time. As soon as the spring equinox arrived, the jet … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Spring, This week in the garden | Tagged | Comments Off on What’s happening in the garden (early May edition)

Book review: The Winter Army

Posted on May 2, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

I just finished The Winter Army by Maurice Isserman. The Winter Army is a short, but informative, account about the formation and the battles of the 1oth Mountain division during World War 2. I’ll admit that, in spite of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Books | Tagged | Comments Off on Book review: The Winter Army

Planning for autumn color (part 3): foliage

Posted on April 10, 2021 by John Kevin Hickey

In the fall of 2019 I was going to write a post about the importance of selecting trees and shrubs for autumn foliage. The point of the post I was going to write was that in spite of what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Gardening | Tagged , | Comments Off on Planning for autumn color (part 3): foliage