My High Line: Gammy Miller

Our new video series, My High Line, celebrates the diverse community of people who make the High Line one of New York City’s unique public spaces.

The High Line means many things to many people — it’s a place for quiet contemplation; a place to enjoy nature in a dense, urban environment; a place to hang out with friends; a place to find inspiration; a place to get involved in the community at large. This new video series highlights the diverse uses of the High Line, and the people who call it their own.

The series begins with Gammy Miller, a High Line Volunteer and long-time resident of the West Village. Gammy was one of the many volunteers who helped us complete this year’s High Line Spring Cutback, and she regularly volunteers with our horticulture staff throughout the growing season. We are thrilled to recognize her commitment to the park with this inaugural video.

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I love being in New York City, I think it’s the only city but I also love the natural world. I was lucky enough to be a kid whose parent’s liked gardening. We all had to garden when we were little kids so we each had our little plot of land and that was my growing up experience with gardening and that led to the work that I do as an artist, which is very much involved in the natural world and that drew me to the High Line.

My name is Gammy Miller, the High Line is my garden.

I’m not new to volunteering, I’ve done a lot. It’s a way of giving back to the city, but it’s also a way of having a hands-on experience with nature and gardening.

Spring Cutback is my favorite time of the year. It’s after the winter so it’s really exciting to get back and it’s an amazing group effort and it allows me to use what I know for a greater cause.

My name is Gammy Miller, this is my High Line.

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Me encanta la ciudad de Nueva York, creo que es la única ciudad, pero también amo la naturaleza. Tuve la suerte de ser una niña a cuyos padres les gustaba la jardinería. Todos teníamos que cultivar un jardín cuando éramos niños, así que cada uno tenía un pequeño espacio de cultivo y esa fue mi experiencia creciendo con la jardinería y eso me llevó al trabajo que hago como artista que está muy involucrado con el mundo natural y eso me llevó al High Line.

Mi nombre es Gammy Miller, el High Line es mi jardín.

No soy nueva en cuestiones de voluntariado, he hecho mucho. Es una forma de retribuir a la ciudad, pero también es una forma de tener una experiencia práctica con la naturaleza y la jardinería.

Spring Cutback es mi época favorita del año. Es después del invierno, así que es realmente emocionante regresar y es un increíble esfuerzo grupal y me permite usar lo que sé por una causa mayor.

Mi nombre es Gammy Miller, esta es mi High Line.