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The best Xeriscape books for Western gardeners

Posted on August 2, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero Xeriscaping has unfortunately acquired a bit of a bad reputation amongst the masses. Sometimes called “zeroscape” by its detractors, the waterwise style of garden … Continue reading →

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What I have been reading: The Kingdoms of Bone and Thorn

Posted on April 3, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

The 1990s witnessed the release of several ginormous multivolume fantasy novels, as several authors attempted to outdo J.R.R. Tolkien. The first book in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time epic was released in 1990. Wheel of Time was originally supposed to … Continue reading →

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What I have been reading: Wings of War

Posted on February 27, 2023 by John Kevin Hickey

Wings of War by David and Margaret White (Wings of War (bookshop.org), details the development, deployment and combat effectiveness of the North American P-51 Mustang. It is my considered opinion, and the opinion of a great many others, that the … Continue reading →

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