In one of the most exciting bits of news lately, Section 1 of the L+U favorite High Line will open to the public next week. This on the heels some travel press from across the pond, and the announcement of a large gift from some local celebs.. couldn’t be better timing, as today’s post reveals the flurry of vegetal activity up on this fabulous elevated park space.

:: image via High Line Blog

In anticipation of the event, Sundance Channel has a series of digital shorts on the project… here’s a sneak peek at one with James Corner and Piet Oudolf, but definitely check out the entire collection here to see some designers and celebrities riffing on this linear marvel. [Note 06.06.09 – I pulled the Corner/Oudolf video because it never seemed to want to load from the embedded viewer… they all seem to work on the Sundance site though, so check it out there].