If you walk along the High Line's gardens in the month of March, there's a chance you will see a few special guests working in the gardens! Today, our senior manager of horticulture Yuki Kaneko is walking us through our largest horticultural undertaking of the year—Spring Cutback!
Throughout the month, our community of staff members and volunteers will be selectively cutting back 3.5 acres of our gardens. By planning our annual cutback for March, the High Line's gardens serve as a 1.5 mile-long source of food and shelter for New York City's overwintering pollinators and birds throughout the winter. Additionally, we cut back select portions of the garden to make room for the season's new growth—and we're seeing new blooms emerge earlier and earlier each year on the High High Line!
Keeping our park's unique urban ecosystem throughout all four seasons requires patience and expertise, and Yuki and her team of fellow horticulturists deftly navigate this balance with exuberance and skill. To everyone spending the next few weeks cutting back the gardens—thanks for your incredible work to keep our park healthy for New Yorkers and parkgoers!
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Hi, my name is Yuki Kaneko, I'm the Senior Horticulture Manager at the Highline. Today we are in the park with a dedicated group of volunteers and horticulturalist during the cutback 2025. Over the next few weeks, our team of 13 full-time horticulturalists will be cutting back 3.5 acres of gardens by hand and will be joined by a group of dedicated volunteers, staff members and seasonal gardeners. Unlike many traditional gardens, we intentionally do not come back at the end of the hall and we leave guardians intact throughout the winter. The structural stalks and seed heads in the garden create visual interest in the winter month and are. Important part of maintaining our four season gardens. If you look closely you might be able to see how the gardens in winter serve another purpose, providing a crucial source of food and shelter for wildlife. Leaf litter can be a home for insect pity, stem can serve as a nesting site for the parks overwintering native bees and seeds provide food for birds. March is a month of transformation and by planning our cutback. Now our team can make room for the new season growth in the gardens and we are seeing earlier and earlier each year. And don't worry, we make intentional cuts to ensure that we don't wake up pollinators who aren't ready to emerge from their slumber and make sure that our birds have food to munch on. We hope to see you in the park soon, and if you see our horticulture list of volunteers in the garden, be sure to say hi.
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