Category Archives: Gardening

The 2020 garden: a retrospective

Posted on November 1, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

Two cold fronts moved through northern Colorado in late October, causing temperatures to plunge down into the single digits a couple of nights and bringing several inches of snow. Which means that the growing season here at the Vintage homestead … Continue reading →

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This week in the garden: autumn planting

Posted on October 3, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

Even though the garden is winding down for the season, there is still a fair bit of gardening still to be done by the gardener. And I am not just talking about raking up fallen leaves. The lawn needs to … Continue reading →

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Welcome back autumn, you’ve been missed

Posted on September 22, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

“I love the fall.  I love it because of the smells that you speak of; and also because things are dying,things that you don’t have to take care of anymore, and the grass stops growing.” –  Mark Van Doren Autumn … Continue reading →

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