Gardens Within A Garden: Sunder Nursery, New Delhi

Nestled between the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Humayun’s Tomb and the sacred precinct of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Sunder Nursery is a landscape shaped by centuries of history, culture and nature. Originally a Mughal-era ensemble of tombs, pavilions and gardens, it served as a British nursery for the new imperial capital in the early 20th century, before evolving into a thoughtfully designed public space in 2018, where heritage, ecology, and urban life converge. Guided by Indian garden traditions, Sunder Nursery’s restoration and transformation honour its past while embracing a vision for the future. The development plan weaves together ecological, cultural, and historical assets to create a significant public space—symbolic, aesthetic, experiential, and functional An exquisitely produced coffee-table volume — Gardens Within A Garden: Sunder Nursery, New Delhi. Curated for lovers of Indian art, culture and heritage. A collector's edition suitable for personal libraries, gifting and institutional shelves.

Language English,Pages 276,Number of Photographs 565 , Number of illustratiins 50,Published Date April 2026 • Foreword Luis Monreal • The River, the Saint and Sunder Nursery Gillian Wright • The Mughal Necropolis Ratish Nanda • Conserving the City Green Gautam Bhatia • Gardens of Design Yogesh Kapoor • Conserving Built Heritage Ratish Nanda and Archana Saad Akhtar • Creating a Sustainable Future Hardeep Thakur, Kiran Pal Singh, Rajpal Singh, Somak Ghosh, Deepak Padhi, Archana Saad Akhtar, and Ratish Nanda • A Space Within a Place James L. Wescoat Jr. • Nurturing Nature Geeta Wahi Dua • Some Nursery Rhymes Mayank Austen Soofi • The Journey