Gloriously illustrated, this book goes behind garden walls to reveal 18 of the most beautiful private gardens in North America's second-oldest city, including one of the city's most venerable horticultural treasures, the public Bandelier Garden. The city's ancient cultural heritage-the intermingling of Native American, Latin, and Anglo presences-makes its influence know here, and gardeners find their creativity in this region where days are hot, nights are cold, and water is precious.