Park update: From 7am – 3:30pm on Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19, the High Line will be partially closed between 23rd and 30th Streets due to construction. Visitors can enter and exit at the 23rd Street stair/elevator and the 30th/10th Street stair. The entrances from Hudson Yards, the Connector, and the Spur remain open.
March 28, 2018
Spring Cutback Volunteer Spotlight: Gabriela Pereyra
By Brittney Seegers
Our annual Spring Cutback wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our horticulture volunteers and gardeners, who help trim...
By Brittney Seegers | March 28, 2018
Our annual Spring Cutback wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our horticulture volunteers and gardeners, who help trim back more than 110,000 plants along our 1.5-mile-long park. Meet High Line volunteer...
March 16, 2018
Plant of the Week: Visions in Pink Chinese Astilbe
By Orrin Sheehan
Astilbe chinensis is a rhizomatous perennial belonging to the Saxifragaceae family. As its specific epithet implies, this plant is native to China and...
By Orrin Sheehan | March 16, 2018
Astilbe chinensis is a rhizomatous perennial belonging to the Saxifragaceae family. As its specific epithet implies, this plant is native to China and usually found growing along streams, rivers, and forest edges. Astilbe prefers...
March 15, 2018
Gardening in the Sky: High Line Habitat
By Erin Eck
Each March hundreds of volunteers join our horticulture team to complete the massive task of cutting back all the perennials in the park by hand. Though...
By Erin Eck | March 15, 2018
Each March hundreds of volunteers join our horticulture team to complete the massive task of cutting back all the perennials in the park by hand. Though many gardens cut back their plants in fall, we leave our displays of dried leaves...
March 11, 2018
Gardeners & Volunteers Kick Off Spring Cutback 2018
March marks the start of our annual Spring Cutback, when gardeners and volunteers clear out dried grasses and perennials to make room for new spring...
March 11, 2018
March marks the start of our annual Spring Cutback, when gardeners and volunteers clear out dried grasses and perennials to make room for new spring growth. This year, we’re proud to be composting 100% of our plant material—which...
March 6, 2018
Plant of the Week: Common Snowdrop
By Orrin Sheehan
If you find yourself lucky enough to be strolling through the High Line gardens in late winter, you may notice the white nodding blooms of Galanthus...
By Orrin Sheehan | March 6, 2018
If you find yourself lucky enough to be strolling through the High Line gardens in late winter, you may notice the white nodding blooms of Galanthus nivalis, the common snowdrop. While other spring ephemerals and perennials are still...
March 5, 2018
Rocket Men
By Annik LaFarge
We are pleased to share this guest blog post by Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line: Exploring America’s Most Original Urban Park, which...
By Annik LaFarge | March 5, 2018
We are pleased to share this guest blog post by Annik LaFarge, author of On the High Line: Exploring America’s Most Original Urban Park, which originally appeared on Livinthehighline.com. Today is opening day of Spring Cutback on...