Earth Works: Readings for Backyard Gardeners - Paperback

by Nancy Ross Hugo (Author)

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.

Back Jacket

Nancy R. Hugo presents a month-by-month, season-by-season exploration of the pleasures and pains of gardening in Virginia. Earth Works offers a wealth of helpful hints and seasonal advice for both experienced and beginning gardeners. Each essay is a vignette capturing part of a year in the life of a garden - as well as offering a personal glimpse into the author's own life and her love of gardening.

Author Biography

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