Green-Wall

Brooklyn high school students finished their leafy contribution to a neglected downtown Brooklyn plaza last week. Students from George Westinghouse High School worked with the design firm La Fantastica to find ways to improve the plaza off Flatbush Avenue and Gold Street. The students came up with the idea to make a 50-foot-long living green wall of plants using reclaimed materials including milk crates and salvaged wood. On Thursday afternoon the students finished planting plants in soil that is held in the shelving units in the wall — something they started back in July. In the spring they will add a device for capturing rainwater to use in irrigation and will add a vegetable garden. One student told DNAinfo: “We wanted to modernize the area and also bring some peace, quiet and beauty to Downtown Brooklyn.”

Students Team With Design Firm to Make Leafy Green Wall for DoBro Plaza [DNAinfo]
Closing Bell: High School Students Envision DoBro Plaza [Brownstoner]
Photo: Downtown Brooklyn Partnership


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