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Sears Sunken Garden, North Lawndale’s Neglected Treasure, Is Being Revived By Neighbors

The year 2022 was a busy one on the Chicago architecture beat. The city grappled with trying to figure out the fate of a likely Bears-less Soldier Field, while the CTA took steps to secure funding for the planned $3.6...

Chicago Sun Times, 2022 Was a Busy Year in Chicago Architecture

Landscape Architecture Magazine, A Piet Oudolf Across the Street

Chicago’s historic sears sunken garden is part of a strategy to revitalize a struggling west side neighborhood.

Dutch Plantsman Piet Oudolf to Redesign Landmark Garden

FSSG is fortunate to have world-renowned designer and plantsman Piet Oudolf and North Lawndale resident and grower Roy Diblik to interpret and design the Sears Sunken Garden. They are best known for their in-depth knowledge of plants, sustainable gardening practices...

En Plein Air, On Site Community Art Making

In June, 2021, the Friends of Sears Sunken Garden organized an on-site community art making workshop, entitled “En Plein Air”. The historic garden pergola served as a salon for an intergenerational group of neighbors to paint and draw the composed...

Boots on the Ground Design Workshop

In April 2021, two “Boots on the Ground” Design Workshops took place at the Sears Sunken Garden. Each session brought together a small group of local residents and design experts (landscape architects, architects, planners, community organizers, and horticulturists) to brainstorm...

Design Workshop with Camille Applewhite

One of two “Boots on the Ground” design workshops was facilitated by local Landscape Architect Camille Applewhite, who walked the group through her ideation techniques as she developed a conceptual scheme for the garden. The Friends of Sears Sunken have...

Block Club Chicago, Help Reimagine The Historic Sears Sunken Garden At A Community Design Workshop Series Launching Sunday

The new design of the Sears Sunken Garden will incorporate feedback from residents on how they want the garden to look.

WTTW Ask Geoffrey: The Sears Sunken Garden

While Chicago may be on the verge of a particularly brutal cold snap, warmer days are just around the corner ... we hope. To give us a little taste, Geoffrey Baer explores the past, present and future of a historic...