About this item
The essential gardeners guide to growing native in New England. Plants native to New England evolved to thrive in local conditions and survive harsh seasons. Native Plants for New England Gardens culls the expertise of the New England Wild Flower Society to help anyone create lovely, hardy gardens that will tolerate drought, resist disease and encourage biodiversity. This handy guide to 100 great native flowers, ground covers, shrubs, ferns, and grasses that will thrive in New England gardens features practical information accompanied by beautiful color photography. Find and nurture the native plants that your garden is missing - the planet will thank you.
About the Author
Mark Richardson lives and works in Kyoto, Japan. He grew up in South Carolina & Georgia, was educated at the University of South Carolina & at Rutgers University; he taught for ten years at Western Michigan University before moving, in 2003, to Kyoto, where he now teaches at Doshisha University.
His books include The Ordeal of Robert Frost (Illinois, 1997) , and, as editor or contributing editor, Robert Frost: Poetry, Prose and Plays (with Richard Poirier) (Library of America, 1995) ; The Collected Prose of Robert Frost (Harvard 2007) ; The Letters of Robert Frost, Volume I: 1886-1920 (Harvard, February 2014) , and Robert Frost in Context (Cambridge, April 2014) .
He maintains a web-log devoted to literature and literary criticism:
http://eraofcasualfridays.net/
