Garden Guide New York City: New York City (Garden Guides)
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Book Description
If you know where to look, remarkable gardens welcome visitors in almost every nook and cranny of New York City. They're perched on rooftops, concealed behind sleek Midtown façades, tucked inside venerable museums, and waiting behind gates you may have passed by a hundred times. Some are even hidden in plain sight, such as the romantic Shakespeare Garden, the windy bluffs of the Heather Garden, or the bold, contemporary Gantry Plaza State Park. This lively guide to 100 gardens (open to the public and mostly free) in all five boroughs offers scores of unexpected discoveries, from not one but two authentic Chinese Scholar's gardens to a beguiling children's maze, a huge airplane topiary, and the largest community garden in America. More than just a guide to flora, Garden Guide: New York City describes the intriguing stories and colorful personalities behind these green spaces. From the city's horticultural crown jewels to its quirky community gardens, the book tells when each garden is at its best and gives practical information including directions, hours, public transportation, and amenities.
About the Author
NANCY MEISELAS BERNER has worked as an editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux, an associate with the Liz Darhansoff Literary Agency, and an editorial consultant to Human Rights Watch. She is presently the Associate Editor of the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College. She lives in New York City.
Susan Lowry was a television journalist in Canada and the United States before switching fields and earning a degree in landscape architecture. She lives in New York City, where she works as a freelance landscape designer.
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