Public parks Miller's very visible success with Central Park led to subsequent commissions, collaborative plantings and redesigns of established gardens. She has been lauded for designs and renewals of numerous urban spaces such as
Bryant Park and referred to as "New York City's very own
Miss Rumphius" for bringing beauty to everyone. Examples include: • Miller collaborated with
Laurie Olin on the design of Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park in
Battery Park City in 1979 and Bryant Park. • Bryant Park closed in 1988 and when it reopened in 1992, Miller's effective intervention resulted in gardens that drew people to the park in the spring, summer, fall and winter. • Miller redesigned the Jane Watson Irwin Perennial Garden at
New York Botanical Garden to ensure four seasons of color. The original plan was by
Dan Kiley. •
Madison Square Park - In 2000, Miller was hired to reconfigure the planting beds. • The Heather Garden at
Fort Tryon Park has a garden created by Miller and partner Brands • Chelsea Cove Entry Garden at
Hudson River Park (Pier 62) - The garden designed by Miller opened in May 2010 • The
British Garden at Hanover Square For this garden originally designed by Julian and
Isabel Bannerman, and commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Miller collaborated with Ronda M. Brands on the installation of species typical of a British garden. • Two gardens at the
Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great RIver, NY. • Pier 44 Waterfront Garden in
Red Hook, Brooklyn. • She has completed the restoration of the
Russell Page Garden at the
Frick Collection in 2024.
Campuses University campuses such as
Columbia University Princeton University, and
Stony Brook University (14 acres) have sought out Miller's expertise. In 1996, Miller was asked to update the campus at Columbia in time for the Centennial observation of their move to the Morningside campus. At Princeton, Miller was invited in 2005 to work with
Michael Van Valkenburgh as the university's consulting gardening architect, focusing on the 17 gardens that are distributed throughout the campus. As part of a team that included architects Beyer Blinder Belle, they sought ways to make planting choices that respected the history of the property but also took climate change into account such as installing fewer annuals and substituting perennials.
Initiatives Miller is adamant about working on public gardens rather than private properties. A good example of this is her collaboration with Dutch bulb grower Hans van Waardenburg in the aftermath of the
September 11 attacks; Miller launched and co-founded the
Daffodil Project and together with NYC Parks Commissioner
Adrian Benepe and the
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, she led the planting of thousands of daffodils throughout the park system to honor the victims of the attack. As of 2019, over 7.5 million daffodils have been planted in parks, school yards, community gardens and tree beds on sidewalks throughout the five boroughs. Miller's contributions to this program were recognized with the naming of a narcissus "Lovely Lynden" in her honor. ==Books and film==