{"product_id":"my-city-highrise-garden-9780813588896","title":"My City Highrise Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this charming collection of essays, feminist journalist, activist, and author Brownmiller writes with passion, humor, and complete candidness about 35 years of gardening on the 20th-floor terrace of her Greenwich Village apartment. Along with weather, climate, and critter issues, Brownmiller also describes unique gardening problems that a more traditional yard gardener couldn’t fathom, such as building renovations and neighbors unappreciative of leaf drift—although plenty of them are eager to share plants and pots for Brownmiller’s urban oasis, too. From stories of the loss of her beloved birch trees in the wake of a hurricane to tales of victory at her garden’s thrilling achievements, the author reveals all, including the odd assortment of detritus she discovered thrown down from the shared rooftop garden above ... With a style reminiscent of Eric Grissell’s \u003ci\u003eThyme on My Hands\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Journal in Thyme\u003c\/i\u003e, Brownmiller’s meandering musings will delight readers. Memoir lovers and gardeners alike will enjoy these adventures in urban gardening.\" * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"Susan Brownmiller's delightful book is a gift not only for lucky city-dwellers able to cultivate green outdoor spaces of their own but for those who can only garden mentally. Nothing I've  read has done a better job of capturing the inherent drama in gardening—the constant struggle against weather, drought, insects, disease, as well as the special challenges in cities posed by altitudes, landlords, developers and neighbors. Brownmiller's observant and witty writing has taken me back all over again to the special thrill and satisfaction of making things grow.\" -- Joyce Johnson * author of Minor Characters *\u003cbr\u003e\"Charles Darwin made us aware of the ingenious adaptations plants evolved to survive in unlikely environments. Susan Brownmiller delights us with the ingenious adaptations plant growers like herself evolve to garden on the 20th floor. Defying drying winds and pests of several species, including homo sapiens, Brownmiller keeps the clematis climbing. \u003ci\u003eMy City Highrise Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrace gardener's how-to and every gardener's why-to. It's ardent, informative and also funny.\" -- Barbara Garson * author, playwright and community gardener *\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautifully produced book. Beginning to end, Brownmiller informs, amuses and delights with her wit, knowledge and urbanity.\" * Lilith *\u003cbr\u003e\"For those who enjoy garden journals, \u003ci\u003eMy City Highrise Garden \u003c\/i\u003eis an wonderful journey and escape.\"  * NYBG Plant Talk blog *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1: HELLO, TERRACE\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 2. WIND\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 3. THE BIRCHES\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 4. THE CHORES OF MARCH\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 5. A WATER FEATURE\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 6. BUSHELS OF PEACHES\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 7. A FIELD OF COREOPSIS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 8. EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 9. COMING UP ROSES\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 10. BUTTERFLIES IN THE GARDEN\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 11. DAYLILY DREAMS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 12. A PEONY BUSH\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 13. HYDRANGEAS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 14. MY THIRTY-YEAR GERANIUMS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 15. MY IRIS EXPERIENCE\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 16. RIOTOUS ANNUALS\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 17. BOSTON IVY\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 18. HONEYSUCKLE IS NOSTALGIA\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 19. HELPING A CLEMATIS \u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 20. ALAS, THE ROAMING CAT\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 21. THE MOCKINGBIRD ON THE ROOFTOP\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER 22. FALL IS FOR RECKONING\u003cbr\u003e EPILOGUE: A WOMAN’S WAY\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038422729047,"sku":"9780813588896","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-city-highrise-garden-9780813588896","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}