The first global 'secret garden' city guide, featuring over 260 publicly accessible gardens, pocket parks, and green spaces in more than 150 cities, from Tokyo and Venice to Chicago, Sydney, and beyond Featured gardens include Elevated Acre, a rooftop haven overlooking New York's financial district; Theatrum Botanicum at the Cartier Foundation in Paris - a garden artwork by Lothar Baumgarten; and the Vasconcelos Library Greenhouse in an abandoned factory in Mexico City User-friendly with images, maps, and visitor information, as well as handy icons and indexes so the gardens can be identified by their type - courtyard, edible, historic, museum, rooftop, and more Informative texts describe each garden, its design and planting features, and provide historical context.