All the Queens Gardens

In his second book exploring the urban vernacular of Queens, Rafael Herrin-Ferri shifts his focus to the green spaces that accompany the houses and small multi-family buildings of the "World’s Borough." As varied and colorful as the façades featured in All the Queens Houses, these spaces introduce an organic, botanical element to the streetscape. Semi-formal lawns in the French and Italian traditions sit cheek by jowl with the improvised arbors of Chinese vegetable gardens, Caribbean-inspired flower gardens, brightly colored Hindu courtyards, elaborate handcrafted water features, life-size replicas of fauna, and countless other displays of idiosyncrasy and cultural diversity. Through its photographs and text, this book paints another portrait—softer and greener this time—of the dynamic and multicultural landscape that is Queens, New York.

With an essay by Lynnette Widder

• Explores over 140 gardens and front yards shaped by cultural diversity
• A vivid look at the borough’s unique blend of urban greenery and personal expression
• Rafael Herrin-Ferri’s second photographic exploration following his successful book All the Queens Houses

Rafael Herrin-Ferri is a Spanish-born architect and artist based in New York City. His professional work consists mainly of high-end residential projects in Manhattan while his artistic production is focused on documenting the multicultural urban vernacular of Queens.