66 Square Feet (Plus): The changing High Line
dinahmow July 9, 2014 at 5:48 AM
!!!***b&&&&er &#** And any other expletives you care to use. I missed it because of snow, the first time.And last year...other meetings, heat,crowds...all sorts of things. Now? I'll never see the wonderful thing it was designed to be. What the hell is wrong with the place!! Stupid question - when people have enough money to throw at something....
Marie July 9, 2014 at 3:57 PM
You will see the beautiful thing it was re-designed to be.
Shade plants can be gorgeous too. Don't worry - it will be OK.
Marie July 9, 2014 at 3:56 PM
I'm not worried. I just think it is a very interesting effect, and one that can only be accommodated in a very high end park. I am very fond of Northeastern shade lovers and have no doubt that what will be done, will be done well. But I will miss the sun lovers, and the sense of wide open space that prevailed.
Paul W July 9, 2014 at 3:23 PM
I too was surprised to see so much construction and hope that it means there's an increase in appreciation for green spaces. I was also surprised at how loud the construction way. I didn't expect the garden to be quiet, but I did expect it to be a little quieter than it was. As we drove only a block or two west of the High Line on our way to Wave Hill the next morning, I was interested to see very large beds planted with trees and a few with roses. Some appeared to be maintained, but as we moved north, they became weedy in a hurry...and not the beautiful weedy of the High Line.
I sort of expect the High Line to be reworked pretty regularly as long as there's money to do it. One of the first things we saw was a sign that said "Restoration in Progress". The shade from trees in the design is already much more significant than it was at planting. I recognize that an insta-building is a different sort of shade and without gradual transition, but as Dinamow said, when people have money to throw at something... Hopefully they decide to throw it at the High Line and for similarly styled plantings in other areas. It really was lovely.
webb July 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM
saw a very interesting hour on PBS this week about the development of the High Line and it made me even more anxious to make it the center of our next visit to the city, it did sound, tho, like the horticulture folks in charge know what they are doing.
Frank July 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM
My comment seemed to fail the log in. Oh well, you know I was just being cynical anyways. There are some sweet shady spots, I gather there will be more. Alas, I do not see most on the high line being particularly interested in the plants -they love to point to their favorite buildings however. I can't believe I wrote this in 2009, so long ago...http://nycgarden.blogspot.com/2009/08/promenade.html
Paul W July 10, 2014 at 9:20 AM
Frank, thanks for the link! It's fascinating to see how much it has changed since you wrote that. The sumacs are so tiny! I wish I lived close enough to visit every year and every season to watch/note/learn from how it changes. Its slow evolution (regardless of manipulations) makes it soooo much more fascinating to me. I much prefer this sort of garden to one that is maintained to look exactly the same all the time.
Jenny July 11, 2014 at 10:33 AM
I would love to visit this! I've never been to NYC & there are a lot of places there I'd like to see.
66 Square Feet (Plus): The changing High Line
dinahmow July 9, 2014 at 5:48 AM
!!!***b&&&&er &#** And any other expletives you care to use. I missed it because of snow, the first time.And last year...other meetings, heat,crowds...all sorts of things. Now? I'll never see the wonderful thing it was designed to be. What the hell is wrong with the place!! Stupid question - when people have enough money to throw at something....
Marie July 9, 2014 at 3:57 PM
You will see the beautiful thing it was re-designed to be.
Shade plants can be gorgeous too. Don't worry - it will be OK.
Marie July 9, 2014 at 3:56 PM
I'm not worried. I just think it is a very interesting effect, and one that can only be accommodated in a very high end park. I am very fond of Northeastern shade lovers and have no doubt that what will be done, will be done well. But I will miss the sun lovers, and the sense of wide open space that prevailed.
Paul W July 9, 2014 at 3:23 PM
I too was surprised to see so much construction and hope that it means there's an increase in appreciation for green spaces. I was also surprised at how loud the construction way. I didn't expect the garden to be quiet, but I did expect it to be a little quieter than it was. As we drove only a block or two west of the High Line on our way to Wave Hill the next morning, I was interested to see very large beds planted with trees and a few with roses. Some appeared to be maintained, but as we moved north, they became weedy in a hurry...and not the beautiful weedy of the High Line.
I sort of expect the High Line to be reworked pretty regularly as long as there's money to do it. One of the first things we saw was a sign that said "Restorat
ion in Progress". The shade from trees in the design is already much more significant than it was at planting. I recognize that an insta-building is a different sort of shade and without gradual transition, but as Dinamow said, when people have money to throw at something... Hopefully they decide to throw it at the High Line and for similarly styled plantings in other areas. It really was lovely.
webb July 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM
saw a very interesting hour on PBS this week about the development of the High Line and it made me even more anxious to make it the center of our next visit to the city, it did sound, tho, like the horticulture folks in charge know what they are doing.
Frank July 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM
My comment seemed to fail the log in. Oh well, you know I was just being cynical anyways. There are some sweet shady spots, I gather there will be more. Alas, I do not see most on the high line being particularly interested in the plants -they love to point to their favorite buildings however. I can't believe I wrote this in 2009, so long ago...http://nycgarden.blogspot.com/2009/08/promenade.html
Paul W July 10, 2014 at 9:20 AM
Frank, thanks for the link! It's fascinating to see how much it has changed since you wrote that. The sumacs are so tiny! I wish I lived close enough to visit every year and every season to watch/note/learn from how it changes. Its slow evolution (regardless of manipulations) makes it soooo much more fascinating to me. I much prefer this sort of garden to one that is maintained to look exactly the same all the time.
Jenny July 11, 2014 at 10:33 AM
I would love to visit this! I've never been to NYC & there are a lot of places there I'd like to see.