Seated Conversations: Wild by Design

Join us for specially curated talks catered to the older adults in our community. Seated Conversations on the High Line happen once a month from April through September. All talks are followed by an optional 15-minute park walk. If you need to use an elevator, please check our website for elevator status updates.

Our 2024 horticulture celebration, Wild by Design, celebrates the now world famous high Line garden designer, Piet Oudolf. As a leading pioneer in the New Perennial movement, Oudolf has spent decades creating garden compositions that focus on what were revolutionary ideas 15 years ago when the High Line first opened: the use of perennials instead of annuals, an appreciation of plants’ movement and structural beauty across all four seasons, and combinations of plants that take inspiration from naturally occurring plant communities all serving to make evocative gardens rich with pollinators and other wildlife.

As Oudolf himself says, “A garden is never done.” In the 15 years since the park opened, the gardens have grown and evolved under the skilled guidance of the park’s horticulturists. Join members of the horticulture team to learn how they steward Piet's most famous garden and the strategies they are implementing to ensure success for the next 15 years.

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Accessibility:

We encourage all persons with disabilities to attend. To request additional information regarding accessibility or accommodations at a program, please contact email here [email protected]. Program venues are accessible via wheelchair, and ASL interpretation can be arranged two weeks in advance.

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