City gardens explores the challenges and the advantages of gardening in built-up area and shows you how to make the most of your urban space. It provides clear guidance on such essentials as organizing your ground plan; using all three dimensions, with hanging gardens, green roofs and other inventive ideas; enhancing your view by 'borrowing' features and exploiting perspective; and planting to take advantage of the increased warmth and shelter a city garden offers.--COVER.