New York City Gardens by Veronika Hofer, Betsy Pinover Schiff

Published: 2010, Hirmer Verlag Munich Cover: Hardcover with original dust jacket Pages: 240 Language: Translated from German to Enlgish Condition: Used - Good ISBN: 978-3-7774-2751-5 New York may be most easily recognized by its trademark skyscrapers and brick tenement buildings, but the truth is that the city is actually teeming with luxurious roof gardens and private courtyard oases. Creative gardeners and architects have risen to meet the unique challenges of the urban landscape, designing spaces that celebrate the city while providing a restful escape.New York City Gardens presents New York’s evolving tradition of garden culture through images and discussions of thirty of its most outstanding gardens, from world-famous botanical gardens to richly re-cultivated public urban spaces, luxurious penthouse terraces, and innovative art gardens without soil or plants. Many of the gardens are set against vistas of the quintessential New York—Central Park, the Empire State Building, skyscrap