Park update: Due to high winds, the High Line is temporarily closed north of 23rd Street.
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 28, 2021
The History of "Death Avenue"
By Madeline Berg
Discover the story of the West Side Cowboys and Death Avenue.
By Madeline Berg | October 28, 2021
Discover the story of the West Side Cowboys and Death Avenue.
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...
October 21, 2021
Back to the Future of the High Line
By Erika Harvey
In 2003, we asked the public to envision the future of the High Line in an open “ideas competition.”
By Erika Harvey | October 21, 2021
In 2003, we asked the public to envision the future of the High Line in an open “ideas competition.”
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.
September 14, 2021
Significant others: plants & insects
By High Line
Discover interesting relationships between High Line plants and insects you may find in the park.
By High Line | September 14, 2021
Discover interesting relationships between High Line plants and insects you may find in the park.