*Winter Break Re-Air* The New Yorkers Travel the High Line! -With Richard Hayden

In this episode: Kelly is joined by Richard Hayden! Richard is the Senior Director of Horticulture at the High Line.

Join them, as Richard teaches us about the profession of gardening. He tells us about how he got into horticulture, and what it does for him. He talks about his staff and how dedicated they are to maintaining the wonderful vision of the High Line.

Kelly asks Richard how the High Line got started, and Richard tells Kelly the amazing redemption story that the highline overtook: From Death ave to one of the most visited parks in the world.

Richard tells us about some of the plants that live on the High Line. He talks about the gardening philosophy that they take when deciding what the areas should look like.

And finally, Kelly asks Richard some fun questions about the High Line: if he's named any of the plants, which area is his favorite, what his favorite view is, and... what berry birds get drunk on?

But above all else; Richard Hayden is a New Yorker!

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Chapters

• (00:00:00) - This New Yorker Has One of the Most Ordinary Jobs in NYC
• (00:02:45) - The High Line: Richard Pryor on the Garden
• (00:05:51) - What Inspires You in the Morning?
• (00:07:15) - The High Line's Secret to Gardening
• (00:09:23) - What is the maintenance of the High Line Garden?
• (00:11:24) - The Story of the High Line
• (00:16:30) - The High Line: An Infrastructure Reuse Project
• (00:20:37) - Favorite plants on the High Line
• (00:23:43) - The People of the High Line
• (00:26:29) - The Last Section of the High Line
• (00:28:24) - Richard Feynman at the High Line
• (00:30:53) - Plants and flowers around the park
• (00:33:54) - The High Line: Art on the High Line
• (00:37:36) - How to care for the High Line gardens
• (00:39:58) - High Line Trees Need Irrigation
• (00:41:57) - How to Win at the High Line
• (00:46:02) - "A Plant Isn't Worth Growing Unless It Looks Beautiful"
• (00:46:47) - How Do You Keep People From Damage Your Garden?
• (00:48:08) - Favorite view from the High Line
• (00:49:12) - Richard on What Does Nature Mean to Him?
• (00:50:00) - What It Means to Be a New Yorker
• (00:51:42) - The High Line: Where to Find Them?