I looked toward Per Se’s blue door and -- whoa! -- my eyes landed on a thick wall of green, one side of a secret garden that’s been erected as an entrance before Per Se’s entrance. Frank Bruni examines Per Se's garden, including how you get things such as lemon trees and pineapples to grow in a mall. I've seen the garden in person, and it's lovely, if a bit odd and unexpected.

Posted on November 30, 2006

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