Earth Works: Readings for Backyard Gardeners

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University of Virginia Press, Oct 29, 1997 - Gardening - 180 pages

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.

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Contents

February
13
March
30
April
44
June
75
July
90
August
109
October
140
November
154
December
167
Afterword 181
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About the author (1997)

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

Bibliographic information

TitleEarth Works: Readings for Backyard Gardeners
AuthorNancy Ross Hugo
PublisherUniversity of Virginia Press, 1997
ISBN0813918316, 9780813918310
Length180 pages
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Gardening / Essays & Narratives
Gardening / General
Gardening / Regional / General
  
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