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Fresh Cuts
Edwina von Gal is a reknowned New York lanscape designer. She is the author of the book Fresh Cuts. (1997)

Edwina von Gal

Since establishing her landscape design firm in 1984, New Yorker Edwina von Gal has been responsible for numerous public and residential projects, within and outside the United States.  She has been the recipient of several awards for her garden and landscape designs, such as the AIA and ASLA Merit Awards and the Garden Writer Association of America 1998 Quill & Trowel Award. Her work has been published in the most prestigious magazines devoted to architecture and landscaping design such as  Architectural Digest, Garden Design, House Beautiful, House and Garden,  Martha Stewart Living, NY Times Magazine, Vogue,  NY Style and Gardens Illustrated, among others.  She is the author of Fresh Cuts with photos by John M. Hall- Artisan Press-April 1997. Paperback edition- Spring 2004.

She was selected by architect Frank Gehry to design the botanical park for Panama Bridge of Life with educational and ecological programming in collaboration with both Frank Gehry and exhibit designer Bruce Mau for integration of landscape and Museum.