{"id":6342,"date":"2026-03-16T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahsgardening.org\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:53:22","slug":"ahs-live-behind-the-scenes-garden-tour-high-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahsgardening.org\/ahs-live-behind-the-scenes-garden-tour-high-line\/","title":{"rendered":"AHS LIVE: Behind the Scenes Garden Tour: High Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ahsgardening.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0011_FHL_Portraits-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6493\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992888417882142;width:375px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"the-content\">\n<h4>with Richard Hayden, AHS board member and senior director of horticulture, The High Line<br \/>Friday, May 15, 2026 from 10-11:30 a.m. ET<br \/>New York, NY<br \/>$40 AHS members\/$50 non-members<br \/>This program is approved for .75 CEU with the Association of Professional Landscape Designers<\/h4>\n<p>The High Line gardens are famous for their lush and emotionally evocative four-season\u00a0design and the High Line continues to evolve, responding to a changing city and a maturing tree canopy requiring careful curation from a talented team of horticulturists. Join Richard Hayden, Senior Director of Horticulture, for a tour and deep dive into the stewardship techniques employed, the iconic plants and the ecological function of this reclaimed railway garden. We&#8217;ll also tour two new garden sections designed by Piet Oudolf, whose original design and long term collaboration with the High Line has helped to keep the garden at the forefront of public gardens, prompting the New York Times to label it &#8216;One of the 25 Must See Gardens of the World.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Richard Hayden is a passionate horticulturist dedicated to an ecological and naturalistic approach to garden care and design. Since 2022 he has served as the Senior Director of Horticulture at the High Line where he leads a team of horticulturists in the stewardship and public programming of an historic, elevated rail line on the west side of Manhattan that was reclaimed to become a biodiverse public garden with naturalistic plantings designed by Piet Oudolf.<\/p>\n<p>Hayden previously served as Assistant Deputy Director at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA), where he was the primary project manager for the reimagining of the La Brea Tar Pits Museum and eleven acre park site. 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