Wild by Design: An Evening with Piet Oudolf

Hosted by High Line Executive Director, Alan van Capelle, we welcome renowned garden designer Piet Oudolf back to the High Line for a special public conversation with author and photographer, Ngoc Minh Ngo, and Richard Hayden, High Line Senior Director of Horticulture.

Piet Oudolf is a Dutch garden designer, nurseryman, and author. He is a leading figure of the "New Perennial" movement – his designs and plant compositions using bold drifts of herbaceous perennials and grasses, which are chosen for their four season interest including flower color and seed structure. Piet Oudolf continues to help form the High Line into what it is today.

Ngoc Minh Ngo is a New York-based photographer whose work explores the intrinsic beauty of plants and nature. She is the author and photographer of New York Green: Discovering the City’s Most Treasured Parks and Gardens, part of which highlights the High Line. Her images have been published in international publications such as The World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, and T Magazine. She has also exhibited her work at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh.

EVENT INFORMATION

Check in for the panel will be on the High Line between 15th and 16th St. at 5pm.

The panel happens rain or shine.

SUPPORT

Lead support for Horticulture on the High Line is provided by Amanda M. Burden.

Program support for Horticulture on the High Line is provided by Con Edison and Greenacre Foundation, with additional support from The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust.

This program is supported as part of the DutchCultureUSA FUTURE 400 program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

FUTURE 400, a 2024/2025 initiative of the Netherlands Consulate General in New York, endeavors to honor 400 years of Dutch-New York history with honesty and integrity, creating space for others who share this common heritage to voice their feelings and experiences at this monumental moment. Partners from cultural to commercial fields, from the New York area to the Netherlands will come together to create new work and new opportunities that will continue to write the next chapter of our shared story, our collective...FUTURE 400. More information: www.dutchcultureusa.com.

ACCESSIBILITY

We encourage all persons with disabilities to attend. To request additional information regarding accessibility or accommodations at a program, please contact [email protected]. Program venues are accessible via wheelchair.

Reminder that this panel is in English only but speakers of all languages can still enjoy this panel. English and Spanish captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) will be provided.

PHOTO CONSENT

By attending this event, you agree that photos and/or video footage of you may be taken, and you grant your permission to Friends of the High Line and its agents/licensees to use such photos/footage for promotional and other purposes.

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