Performance Plants of the High Line - A Way to Garden With Margaret Roach - April 20, 2026

Both gardeners and their plants have to be more resilient than ever these days in our changing climate, it seems. At the High Line in New York City, one of the best-known naturalistic gardens anywhere, that’s especially so, since it’s built on the preposterous site of a former rail line 30 feet above street level – meaning a plant must be an exceptional performer to make the grade. Richard Hayden, the High Line’s senior director of horticulture, is here to tell us about the plants that excel in different extremes of moisture, for instance, or in shade, or offer the... Read More ›