Green plants play a big role when it comes to the quality of life in cities. However, land in the city is rare, so that mostly only small remaining areas are available. Where should restful greenery still find a place here? With the help of numerous specific application examples, this book shows how lush - almost tropical - greenery can unfold in urban areas. Whether on the roof, in the dark backyard or vertically on walls: Jonas Reif has compiled an impressive collection of inspiring ideas for the greener city of tomorrow. The 40 matching plants are particularly suitable and can be easily established with the appropriate knowledge.

Jonas Reif
was born in 1981 in Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg. After studying landscape planning in Berlin, he first worked for the company Foerster Stauden, Potsdam, as well as at the TU Dresden, teaching and research field of plant use. From 2011 to 2018 he was the responsible editor ("chief editor") of the trade journal "Gartenpraxis" at Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart. His books "Blackbox Gardening" (together with Christian Kress and Jürgen Becker), awarded the German Garden Book Prize (Best Guide) and the DGG Book Prize, "Citytrop" (2nd place German Garden Book Prize, best illustrated book) and "Hier nothing grows "(as co-author of Jörg Pfenningschmidt), also honored with the German Garden Book Prize (best garden prose). Since 2019 he has been Professor of Plant Use and Vegetation Concepts at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.