Category Archives: Gardening

Gardening (and life) west of the 100th meridian

Posted on July 10, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

There is a saying out here in the bone-dry West: “whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting”. There is some debate as to where the American West begins. Myself, I view 100⁰ longitude (or the 100th meridian) as the … Continue reading →

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This week in the garden: summer has arrived!

Posted on June 26, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer’s day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air. Peter Mayle … Continue reading →

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This week in the garden: wildlife in the garden

Posted on June 9, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

One of the joys of gardening is that a garden can be an oasis in the urban/suburban for wildlife. Besides the usual sightings of suburban rats (squirrels), we have seen an amazing variety of birds including two raptors of some … Continue reading →

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