The High Line-Part Four

In June the Magnolia macrophylla are in bloom along the High Line.

The flowers begin to turn beige as they age.

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) tree has bloomed earlier and now has fruit.

This view is looking toward the west

and this one toward the east and the Empire State Building.

Many Alliums 

are flowering

as well as the prairie wildflower,

Penstemon cobaea.

The High Line-Part Three

The High Line has 

various signs and

sculptural elements that are artist's installations.

This view is looking uptown and to the east at the Empire State Building.

Roses and

Philadelphus or Mock-Orange are blooming.

The High Line-Part Two

Benches are situated along parts of the High Line Park.

A mixture of plants: trees, grasses, shrubs and flowering plants are growing, some indigenous and some from other parts of the world.

In certain areas the old rail track 

is visible.

This is Copper Iris (Iris fulva) and

this is Scabiosa columbaria or Pincushion Flower.

The High Line-Part One

The High Line Park has an entrance near the new Whitney Museum.

A stairway leads up to the elevated park that was once an industrial railroad that ran along the Hudson River.  Looking east is the Chelsea section of New York City.

The first section of the park was completed in 2009, with other sections opening in later years until the last portion was finished in 2014.

It is 1.45 miles of pathways bordered on both sides with lush vegetation.

This is an American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus), a plant native to the Eastern United States.

In June many of the plants are blooming.

A Trip to New York City/The New Whitney

The new Whitney Museum, designed by Renzo Piano, was completed in May 2015. 

This is a portrait of the founder of the museum, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, painted in 1916 by Robert Henri.

On a drizzly day I stood on the upper terrace looking out to the west side highway and the Hudson River.

This view looks toward the Statue of Liberty, obscured by the mist.

And from the same terrace looking south and east.

This is a view of the High Line Park which begins at the Whitney Museum.

Hydrangeas

My neighbors are growing blue Hydrangea macrophylla.  

Because our soil is alkaline, they must add aluminum sulfate to the soil to change the pH.

Trying to turn the flowers to blue, many become

lavender instead.

The hydrangeas in my garden stay pink.