| ARTICLE PREVIEW from Fine Gardening November/December 2005 (#106)
Linda Yang, an expert in small-space gardening, talks about how to imaginatively indulge a passion for plants by Virginia Small Linda Yang's Manhattan garden is less than one-fortieth of an acre, yet her small city plot features a culinary herb garden, a private "martini arbor," a birch grove, and a goldfish-pond fountain. It also reflects a luxurious use of plants usually associated with larger spaces. Over two decades of gardening in diverse urban settings, Yang has perfected a delicate dance of lushness and control in her garden. Her secrets to capitalizing on small spaces include careful and imaginative pruning, ruthless editing of underperforming plants, and pushing the envelope in choosing plants.  Preview next articleBack to this issueBuy this issue
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