Earth Works: Readings for Backyard Gardeners

In Earth Works, award-winning columnist Nancy R. Hugo presents a month-by-month, season-by-season exploration of the pleasures and pains of gardening in the mid-Atlantic. Readers familiar with her columns in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Virginia Wildlife will welcome this collection of her most popular essays, written in the characteristic conversational style that has made her a regional favorite.

Earth Works has a wealth of helpful hints and seasonal advice for both experienced and beginning gardeners, from how to attract butterflies and discourage Japanese beetles to when to prune; from how to move big tress to how to propagate a legacy rose. This book offers something for every backyard gardener and will be treasured year-round by enthusiasts looking for much-needed seasonal tips, as well as by snowbound readers longing for a reminder of the warmer days to come.

Author: Nancy Ross Hugo
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 10/29/1997
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.54w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780813918310

About the Author

Nancy R. Hugo is a freelance garden writer and weekly columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.