Tag Archives: public parks
Ethan Hawke fondles switchgrass at the High Line
There’s an attention grabber. No, that’s not a recent tabloid headline and, yes, I am being facetious, but I find it amazing that the High Line (and switchgrass!) is casually slipped into a bit of puffery about the current goings-on … Continue reading
Posted in creatures, design, garden visit
Tagged Baltic parsley Cenolophium denudatum, Ein the corgi, Ethan Hawke, Isoplexis canariensis, Nepeta 'Walker's Low', New York, panicum/switchgrass, Papaver rupifragum, pathways, public parks, Sideritis syriaca, Stipa gigantea, The High Line Park, The New Yorker
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High Line in late November 2012
Must I really squeeze in one more post on the High Line in 2012? Have we become bored and cynical already about this dream of a garden on an abandoned railway trestle made real against seemingly insurmountable odds? (Yes to … Continue reading
Posted in design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher
Tagged MB Maher, Piet Oudolf, public parks, The High Line Park, threadandbones
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wall street occupies central park
From Wikipedia: “Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another.” New York City’s Central Park has found a patron to rival the Medicis. Hedge fund manager John. A. Paulson has gifted … Continue reading