Postcard from New York
by Rosemary Ulph
On a recent trip to the US, I had the pleasure of visiting the High Line garden in New York.
This award-winning elevated garden along the Manhattan waterfront was built on a 2.3 kilometre stretch of disused train tracks. First opened in 2009, it has become a popular thoroughfare and meeting place for New Yorkers and tourists alike.
Designed by Piet Oudolf and James Corner Field Operations, it features the Oudolf signature style, using predominantly grasses and perennials as the mainstay of the garden planting.
Visiting in late September meant that the summer flowers had faded: asters were doing most of the heavy lifting, along with the last of the rudbeckias and knautias. What surprised me most, though, were the woodland areas and even a rill for children’s water play – most unexpected on such a site.
Flowers in the High Line garden
Boardwalk in the High Line garden
Boardwalk in the High Line garden
