The High Line Blog

  • Photo(s) of the Week: What a Difference a Week Makes!

    By Erika Harvey March 11, 2016
    These photos show last Friday (snowfall!) vs. this Friday's shorts-and-flip-flops weather. The turbulent wishy-washy weather of spring is upon us! A week ago it was literally freezing (a low of 30 ° F), and this week we saw highs of 79°. This warm weather has jump started t... read more
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  • Plant of the Week: Toyo-Nishiki Flowering Quince

    By Erin Eck March 7, 2016
    The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptab... read more

  • Spring Cutback 2016 Kicks Off

    By Carly Blatt March 4, 2016
    High Line gardeners and volunteers trim back plants for Spring Cutback. Photo by Julieanne Prevete. In keeping with planting designer Piet Oudolf's vision, High Line plants are not trimmed back at the onset of cold weather as they are in most gardens. Instead, when spring arrives High L... read more

  • Elmgreen & Dragset’s Greater Perspective

    By Ashley Tickle March 2, 2016
    High Line Art presents a wide array of artwork including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video programs, and a series of billboard interventions. Learn more about Elmgreen & Dragset's A Greater Perspective, on view through the end of March 2016, on the High Line ... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Common snowdrop

    By Andi Pettis February 29, 2016
    The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptab... read more
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    Photo of the Week: Seasonal Transitions

    By Erika Harvey February 29, 2016
    Spring is near! Friends of the High Line's largest horticultural undertaking Spring Cutback kicked off today and we've officially spotted the season's first crocus. It'll only get warmer and greener from here! For our Photo of the Week, I've chosen a series of three shots Hi... read more

  • Gardening in the Sky: Life in the Soil

    By Erin Eck February 24, 2016
    Our gardeners applying beneficial nematodes. Photo by Timothy Schenck.While many people think of soil as inert, it is actually a lush ecosystem teeming with bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and insects. For High Line gardeners, studying and nurturing the complex life of our soil is one of the most f... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Jelena Witch Hazel

    By Taryn Cunha February 22, 2016
    The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptab... read more
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    Goodnight, High Line

    By Erika Harvey February 19, 2016
    Photo by @hellomwHere's a modern day bedtime story inspired by our favorite park. In the great big city There was an elevated park And a mile-and-a-half long path And a planting bed with Magnolia trees framed against the moon And there were three fashionistas sitting o... read more

  • New Design Concept for the Spur

    February 18, 2016
    A lot of people assume the High Line is done, but there is one more section to build. Though we have completed our original vision of extending the park from Gansevoort Street all the way to 34th Street, we always planned to also complete an offshoot of the High Line known as the Spur. Exte... read more