The High Line Blog

  • Plant(s) of the Week: Dawn Bodnant Viburnum and White Squill

    By Erika Harvey March 16, 2012
    Dawn bodnant viburnum has bright pink flowers that are at their peak this time of year.   The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that took root on the elevated rail tracks after the trains stopped running. The High Line includes more than 300 species of... read more

  • A Special Award for Sarah Sze’s High Line Art Installation

    By Erika Harvey March 16, 2012
    Sarah Sze’s complex architectural sculpture rises up on either side of the pathway, forming a gateway that visitors can pass through. Photo by Iwan Baan  This week, the US Art Critics Association (AICA-USA) announced its annual awards recognizing artists, curators, museums, galleries, and... read more

  • Spring Cutback Update: Week 2

    By Erika Harvey March 16, 2012
    An aerial photo of our staff and volunteers hard at work between West 18th Street and West 20th Street. Photo by Rick Darke  We have just completed our second week of High Line Spring Cutback. Spring Cutback is an intense six week-long process in which we cut back the High Line’s wild g... read more

  • Vote Now: Help Select the Next High Line Print

    By Erika Harvey March 15, 2012
    The High Line Flickr Pool is an great resource for beautiful photographs of the park. One of these images, taken by five contributors to the Flickr Pool, will be selected as the next High Line Print.  With more than 1,500 contributors, the High Line Flickr Pool gathers some of the best p... read more

  • First Designs for the High Line at the Rail Yards

    By Erika Harvey March 13, 2012
    The rail yards section will extend the High Line’s distinctive design vocabulary established south of West 30th Street, evoking the High Line’s history as an active freight rail line, and the unique self-seeded landscape that grew up between the tracks when the trains stopped running in the 1980... read more

  • Spring Cutback Update: Week 1

    By Erika Harvey March 9, 2012
    Volunteers and High Line Gardeners gather tools and supplies at the end of a chilly Spring Cutback shift on Tuesday, March 6. Photo by Liz Ligon.  We have just completed week one of High Line Spring Cutback! Spring Cutback is an intense six week-long process in which we cut back the Hig... read more

  • High Line Spring Cutback Begins!

    By Kate Lindquist March 6, 2012
    High Line Gardeners are busily working to cut back more than 100,000 plants by hand to prepare for new spring growth on the High Line. The process, called High Line Spring Cutback, began this week.  This week we begin High Line Spring Cutback – our biggest horticultural task of the year. ... read more

  • Plant of the Week: Jet Trail Flowering Quince

    By Erika Harvey March 1, 2012
    Jet Trail flowering quince is known for its abundant white blooms that cover the shrub in early spring. Photo by High Line Volunteer Lebasi Lashley.  The High Line’s planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that took root on the elevated rail tracks after the trains stoppe... read more

  • Spring Cutback Volunteer Orientation Re-Cap

    By Erika Harvey March 1, 2012
    High Line Gardener John Gunderson advises Spring Cutback volunteers on the proper technique for cutting back the grasses during a volunteer orientation session on February 15.  In just a few days, we will begin what has become one of our favorite traditions since the High Line opened as ... read more

  • Construction Update: High Line Headquarters

    By Kate Lindquist February 23, 2012
    Work is progressing at the site of the future High Line Headquarters. In the foreground, the formwork for the pile caps and grade beam are outlined in plywood. Crews will pour concrete into these forms; once the concrete dries, the plywood will be removed. Photo by Timothy Schenck  Stand o... read more