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March 19, 2022
Featured Plant: Dawn Bodnant Viburnum
By High Line Gardens
Popping up between the lounging chairs on the Diller – von Furstenberg Sundeck and amongst the birch trees near Gansevoort Street are the fragrant...
By High Line Gardens | March 19, 2022
Popping up between the lounging chairs on the Diller – von Furstenberg Sundeck and amongst the birch trees near Gansevoort Street are the fragrant pink flowers of Dawn bodnant viburnum, a cold weather bloom. Dawn bodnant viburnum, or...
February 5, 2022
Featured Plant: Culver's Root
By High Line Gardens
Culver’s root stands up to seven feet tall with deep green leaves in groups of three to seven surrounding the upright stems in whorls like...
By High Line Gardens | February 5, 2022
Culver’s root stands up to seven feet tall with deep green leaves in groups of three to seven surrounding the upright stems in whorls like collars.
January 29, 2022
Featured Plant: Red Sprite Winterberry
By High Line Gardens
The vibrant red berries of Red Sprite winterberry are a colorful contrast with the subdued tones of dried grasses that characterize the High Line’s...
By High Line Gardens | January 29, 2022
The vibrant red berries of Red Sprite winterberry are a colorful contrast with the subdued tones of dried grasses that characterize the High Line’s winter landscape.
January 22, 2022
Featured Plant: Rattlesnake Master
By High Line Gardens
Its name may be frightening, but the plant is vibrantly enticing.
By High Line Gardens | January 22, 2022
Its name may be frightening, but the plant is vibrantly enticing.
January 2, 2022
Featured Plant: Christmas Fern
By High Line Gardens
Polystichum acrostichoides, also known as the Christmas fern, is a North American evergreen fern.
By High Line Gardens | January 2, 2022
Polystichum acrostichoides, also known as the Christmas fern, is a North American evergreen fern.
December 19, 2021
Featured Plant: Rose mallow
By High Line Gardens
One of our more striking winter architectural plants is the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. palustris, native to the northeastern United States....
By High Line Gardens | December 19, 2021
One of our more striking winter architectural plants is the rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. palustris, native to the northeastern United States. The most prominent feature of this plant in winter is its persisting seed heads, found...
December 3, 2021
Featured Plant: Northern Sea Oats
By High Line Gardens
The Northern Spur Preserve is host to Northern sea oats, a native, perennial, ornamental grass.
By High Line Gardens | December 3, 2021
The Northern Spur Preserve is host to Northern sea oats, a native, perennial, ornamental grass.
October 24, 2021
Featured Plant: Whitespire Grey Birch
By High Line Gardens
Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire’ is a cultivar of grey birch that was selected and introduced in 1983 by Edward R. Hasselkus of the...
By High Line Gardens | October 24, 2021
Betula populifolia ‘Whitespire’ is a cultivar of grey birch that was selected and introduced in 1983 by Edward R. Hasselkus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This small deciduous tree is native to the northeastern...
September 16, 2021
Featured Plant: Staghorn Sumac
By High Line Gardens
Rhus typhina, the staghorn sumac, is a small colonizing tree native to eastern North America.
By High Line Gardens | September 16, 2021
Rhus typhina, the staghorn sumac, is a small colonizing tree native to eastern North America.
September 15, 2021
What’s the buzz about bees? How cities play a role in bee conservation
By Scout Kerensky-Coodley, High Line gardener
Biodiversity makes us strong: the case for protecting native bees in NYC.
By Scout Kerensky-Coodley, High Line gardener | September 15, 2021
Biodiversity makes us strong: the case for protecting native bees in NYC.