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Lee Bey on Sears Sunken Garden

Dear Friends of Sears Sunken Garden, Lee Bey, architecture critic of the Chicago Sun-Times is a true fan of our efforts to restore Sears Sunken Garden. He reached out to us for updates on our progress and when we told him...

Watch our Giving Tuesday Video with Piet Oudolf

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Northwind Perennial Farm Event Great Success!

Beautiful weather, wonderful hosts and an unmatched garden venue served as the backdrop for a meet-and-greet with Piet Oudolf, Roy Diblik and Pastor Reshorna Fitzpatrick on September 10. “Planting not only moves people, it brings them together,” said world-renowned landscape...

Mother’s Day Weekend Native Plant Give-Away

Private Screening of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf

Please join Friends of Sears Sunken Garden and filmmaker, Thomas Piper, for a private screening of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf.This film is an immersion into the life and work of the most influential landscape designer of the last...

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...