Park update: On May 7 from 7am until 3:30pm, the section of the High Line between 16th Street and 23rd Street will be temporarily closed. Visitors may exit at those streets and walk along 10th Avenue to re-enter the park. Stairs and an elevator are available at 23rd Street. At 16th Street, stairs are available.
This Mother’s Day, adopt a plant on the High Line as a sustainable gift for whoever has kept you nourished and loved.
Photo of the Week: A Landscape in Transition
September 12, 2014
In the Washington Grasslands – as in other parts of the park – the bright colors of summer flowers are fading and the golden autumn tones of grasses are beginning to take over the landscape. Photo by Steven Severinghaus
The breeze has taken on a crisp edge, the earthy green scent of prairie dropseed is floating across the park, and some of the summer’s favorite flowers are fading. Autumn is on its way.
Before you lament the passing of summer, remember that there’s so much to look forward to with fall. There’s the gorgeous autumnal foliage, hot drinks from Blue Bottle, and a host of fall blooms, like my favorite, asters.
See more of September’s blooms on our monthly bloom list. And don’t forget to join us next weekend, on Sunday, September 21, when the third and northernmost section of the park, the High Line at the Rail Yards opens to the public.