To meet the demands of our busiest time of the year, we ask all friends of the High Line to help us raise a total of $30,000—$1,000 for each block of our 1.5-mile-long park along Manhattan’s West Side.
March 5, 2019
Gardening in the Sky: Spring Ephemerals
By High Line Gardens
Spring ephemerals emerge, bloom, produce seed, and disappear all within a matter of weeks. On the High Line, these plants add color and texture to our...
By High Line Gardens | March 5, 2019
Spring ephemerals emerge, bloom, produce seed, and disappear all within a matter of weeks. On the High Line, these plants add color and texture to our gardens early in the season, when many perennials are still dormant and have been cut...
November 27, 2018
Gardening in the Sky: Visions of the Future
By Taryn Cunha
Although I’m saddened by fall coming to a close here on at the High Line, the other gardeners and I are already looking forward to and planning for...
By Taryn Cunha | November 27, 2018
Although I’m saddened by fall coming to a close here on at the High Line, the other gardeners and I are already looking forward to and planning for the upcoming season. In fact, some of this planning began back in August when we placed...
October 10, 2018
The Big Intimacy of The Mile-Long Opera: a biography of 7 o’clock
By Meg Whiteford
1 ambitious collaboration to bring 1,000 singers on top of the High Line
By Meg Whiteford | October 10, 2018
1 ambitious collaboration to bring 1,000 singers on top of the High Line
October 2, 2018
Featured Plant: Jindai Tatarian Aster
By High Line Gardens
Tatarian aster’s distinctive lavender blooms are a sure sign that autumn has arrived at the park.
By High Line Gardens | October 2, 2018
Tatarian aster’s distinctive lavender blooms are a sure sign that autumn has arrived at the park.
September 18, 2018
Featured Plant: Bur Oak
By Rachel Hokanson
When asked to conjure an image of the prairie, most people picture an endless sea of grass, as far as the eye can see. In actuality, the tallgrass...
By Rachel Hokanson | September 18, 2018
When asked to conjure an image of the prairie, most people picture an endless sea of grass, as far as the eye can see. In actuality, the tallgrass prairie was punctuated by groves of trees such as Quercus macrocarpa, or bur oak. The...
September 4, 2018
Featured Plant: Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis or prairie dropseed, is a fine textured, clump forming perennial grass grown for its foliage and flowers. It’s native to...
September 4, 2018
Sporobolus heterolepis or prairie dropseed, is a fine textured, clump forming perennial grass grown for its foliage and flowers. It’s native to the tallgrass and mixed grass prairies of central North America from Texas to southern...
July 31, 2018
Plant of the Week: Sea Lavender
By Manuel Alarcon
Limonium platyphyllum, or sea lavender, is a clump-forming perennial native to southeastern and central Europe. It blooms July through August and...
By Manuel Alarcon | July 31, 2018
Limonium platyphyllum, or sea lavender, is a clump-forming perennial native to southeastern and central Europe. It blooms July through August and reveals hundreds of tiny, lavender-blue flowers at the ends of thin, wire-like stems....
July 18, 2018
Plant of the Week: Virginia Marsh-St. John's-Wort
By Leah Liceaga
Triadenum virginicum, also referred to as Hypericum virginicum and by its common name Virginia marsh-St. John’s-wort is a perennial plant. This...
By Leah Liceaga | July 18, 2018
Triadenum virginicum, also referred to as Hypericum virginicum and by its common name Virginia marsh-St. John’s-wort is a perennial plant. This marsh herb belongs to the Clusiaceae family. Marsh St. John’s wort is most...
July 11, 2018
Plant of the Week: Star of Persia
By D'en Vargas
Did the presence of a cluster of purple stars bewitch you along your High Line commute? Allium cristophii, also known as the star of Persia, shows...
By D'en Vargas | July 11, 2018
Did the presence of a cluster of purple stars bewitch you along your High Line commute? Allium cristophii, also known as the star of Persia, shows bright vibrant shades of purple from late spring to early summer. Although Allium...
June 26, 2018
Plant of the Week: Yellow Pitcher Plant
By Manuel Alarcon
Sarracenia flava, also known as yellow pitcher plant, is a perennial native to the southeastern United States. In the wild, its range stretches from...
By Manuel Alarcon | June 26, 2018
Sarracenia flava, also known as yellow pitcher plant, is a perennial native to the southeastern United States. In the wild, its range stretches from Virginia to Florida, sweeping west to Mobile Bay, Alabama. It can grow from one and a...