Amy Lanou started the garden at 30 Virginia Ave three seasons ago with the intention of growing fresh herbs and vegetables and learning about the pleasures of urban gardening. She and her partner, Sophie Mills, travel regularly to Sophie’s childhood home in West London. Amy continues to be inspired by the tiny and productive urban gardens she sees in England where the plants are often tightly packed and interestingly grouped together. Amy’s main focus for her garden so far is on growing food, paying attention to the plants, and taking care of the flowers and trees that she inherited from a previous resident. One day she hopes to write a book titled, Beautiful and Functional: Front Yard Gardening in Two Hours a Week.