Park update: The High Line – Moynihan Connector and the High Line’s Coach Passage and Spur at 30th St. & 10th Ave. will be closed on Wednesday, September 20.
NYC native plants
Delve deeper into the character, beauty, and utility of the important native plants that call the park home.
July 24, 2023
Meet High Line Horticulturist Giselle
Shortly after Giselle’s first High Line visit, she decided to leave her corporate life behind and join a professional horticulture program. Read...
July 24, 2023
Shortly after Giselle’s first High Line visit, she decided to leave her corporate life behind and join a professional horticulture program. Read more about her journey.
May 22, 2023
Our horticulturalists’ work today
Beyond the aesthetics, our horticulturalists are focused on how to create bird- and insect-friendly habitats, particularly for native wildlife.
May 22, 2023
Beyond the aesthetics, our horticulturalists are focused on how to create bird- and insect-friendly habitats, particularly for native wildlife.
May 22, 2023
From a self-seeded landscape to a naturalistic design
A look back at the inspiration behind the landscape design you see on the High Line today.
May 22, 2023
A look back at the inspiration behind the landscape design you see on the High Line today.
September 19, 2022
5 things that make the High Line gardens special + highlights from garden designer Piet Oudolf’s visit
The High Line’s Directory of Horticulture, Richard Hayden, shares five ways the park in the sky is unique.
September 19, 2022
The High Line’s Directory of Horticulture, Richard Hayden, shares five ways the park in the sky is unique.
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...