Category Archives: This week in the garden

This week in the garden: the garden thrives in the July heat while its gardener wilts.

Posted on July 26, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

“Do what we can, summer will have its flies.” Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was growing up, the city I live in used to pave the side streets with something called “chipseal”. Chipseal is tar/asphalt mixed with aggregate (small rocks). … 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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