Garden for a Changing Climate
Garden for a Changing Climate at UIC
April 23, 2018
When learning more about the relatively new garden at Hammond Elementary in the Marshall Square neighborhood, we heard that the kids had asked for a place to read.
Wanting to honor this request through our planter designs—created in collaboration with the carpentry team at Sweet Water Foundation—we decided to create a circle of kid-sized "planter-chairs." Nearby, adults can rest comfortably on a set of modular benches—which also double as planters for the fruits and vegetables requested by the families who care for the garden.