About the Author

Michele Osborne graduated as a linguist from the Sorbonne, in Paris, before moving to England. Her passion for art and architecture inspired her to become a landscape designer. She has since completed several international projects, working privately and with commercial developers and architects. She has designed many urban roof terraces, and her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Garden History in London.

Reviews

"* 'Some city-dwellers think that making a roof garden is an easy short-cut to heaven on earth (or at least just above it). In reality roof gardens are a pretty specialized form of garden design, and the conditions for plants are as tough as they come. Here at last is a book that will help you to make one successfully.' Stephen Anderton, The Times gardener"