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Save the Date: Our Summer Benefit is on Monday, June 21
Friends of the High Line's Party on the High Line and Summer Dinner will take place on Monday, June 21, 2010. This year's benefit will include cocktails on the High Line, followed by dinner at Phillips de Pury Auction House.
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What's Happening With the Plants on the High Line?
Cutting last year's growth.
The High Line's landscape is made up largely of grasses and perennials. Because of the life cycles of perennial plants, not all of the plants are visible at all times. What may appear dead is actually last year's foliage and other plant material.
Each year, at the end of winter and in early spring, the gardeners will cut that old material away in order to make room for the new growth. At this time of year, many plants are in a dormant state beneath the stone mulch, making it seem like nothing is there at all. As the spring goes on, more and more new growth will be visible above the surface of the planting beds.
Please help these plants thrive by staying on the path.
Community Board 4 Votes Unanimously to Support the High Line at the Rail Yards
Photograph by Alex S. MacLean.
On March 3, Community Board 4 voted unanimously to recommend a proposal to allow the City to take ownership of the High Line at the rail yards. This half-mile of the High Line is the last remaining section that is not yet owned by the City.
This favorable vote is a critical step in the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, and it moves the process to the next step: review by the Manhattan Borough President's office. Thank you to everyone who came out in support of the High Line's preservation.
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Read more about the High Line at the rail yards
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Two New Awards for the High Line
We're proud to announce that the High Line has recently won two major awards: the New York Landmarks Conservancy's Lucy G. Moses Preservation Project Award, and the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)'s Design Award for Urban Design.
According to the Landmarks Conservancy, the Lucy G. Moses award honors "preservation leaders, public officials, organizations, owners, builders, architects, and craftspeople who restore the beauty and utility of New York’s great architecture." The award has been given out for the past twenty years to preservation leaders and projects; other recipients this year include the Beacon Theater, the lobby of the Empire State Building, and Saint Andrews Episcopal Church. Read more and view the winners.
Bond No. 9's New Fragrance Inspired by the High Line
Bond No. 9 High LineBond No. 9 is launching "High Line," a new fragrance inspired by the High Line's opening season. The company has made a generous donation to the High Line, and has also announced that a portion of all US sales of the new fragrance will go toward supporting the High Line's ongoing maintenance and operations.
For the fragrance, Bond No. 9 has combined an aromatic collection of floral and herbal scents, many of them based on species found in Section 1 of the park. These include: Redleaf Rose, Grape Hyacinth, Lady Jane Tulips, and Bur Oak.
We are proud to have Bond No. 9 as a supporter of Friends of the High Line.
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