Category Archives: Spring

The garden is springing back to life!

Posted on April 14, 2024 by John Kevin Hickey

See what I did there? It’s spring, and the garden is “springing” back to life. Oh, I am such a witty fellow! Anyway, yes, the garden is slowly awakening from its long winter nap. Honestly, it was a fairly mild … Continue reading →

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The month of March is a shameless flirt

Posted on March 3, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.  Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861 March is, in my opinion, the strangest … Continue reading →

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Spring in the garden: observations and a retrospective

Posted on June 21, 2022 by John Kevin Hickey

Spring of 2022 is now in the history books, for today is the first day of summer. I’ve decided to welcome the arrival of summer by taking a look back at the show the garden put on over the spring … Continue reading →

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