Overview
Most major metropolitan areas host community gardens. Seattle is recognized as a leader and is one of the largest.
P-Patch is the name given to community gardens in Seattle that are managed by Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Program. Members practice organic gardening techniques and plant a mix of food crops, flowers, herbs, fruiting bushes & trees.
P-Patch is the name given to community gardens in Seattle that are managed by Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch Program. Members practice organic gardening techniques and plant a mix of food crops, flowers, herbs, fruiting bushes & trees.
The Numbers
Home
Home is where users can see the latest updates for their local P-Patch community.
Onboarding
Registration, information, and yearly membership fees in one place.
The curent method of joining a Seattle P-Patch plot filling out an online form to be on a waitlist. You can expect to wait 1 to 2, if not 3 years for a P-Patch plot!
You then recieve emails from designated garden managers, mail a paper form with a check in the mail to the City of Seattle.
Registration, application, and yearly membership fees could be organized on one digital platform. Waitlisted members would also have opportunity to learn and gain interest about there new community.
You then recieve emails from designated garden managers, mail a paper form with a check in the mail to the City of Seattle.
Registration, application, and yearly membership fees could be organized on one digital platform. Waitlisted members would also have opportunity to learn and gain interest about there new community.
My Garden
Maximize your gardens growth.
My Garden lets the user track the growth and plants that are planted in their physical garden plot.
The timeline function is a way identify the best planting and harvesting dates for the upcoming gardening season. Users can limit the timeline to each plant, month, or garden function.
The timeline function is a way identify the best planting and harvesting dates for the upcoming gardening season. Users can limit the timeline to each plant, month, or garden function.
Toolkit
The Toolkit is Patch’s form an encyclopedia to inform users about best methods to grow crops in the Pacfic Northwest. This Includes a long list of crops, tips and advice, and also food banks near your location that will accept fresh donations.
Community
Connect and share
Home is where users can see the latest updates for their local P-Patch community. Here they can view upcoming volunteering events, recipes posted from fellow gardeners, and other notifications about your own phyiscal garden.
Seattle Website Information Architecture and Experience.
Get informed and sign up.
To get an idea of how the registration process for a P-Patch garden works, I thought I’d get my own garden plot. I thoroughly broke down the websites architecture to fully understand their goals.
To get an idea of how the registration process for a P-Patch garden works, I thought I’d get my own garden plot. I thoroughly broke down the websites architecture to fully understand their goals.
Initial Notes
Information Architecture
Initial UI & Wireframe
