Songpa-gu, Open Call for Resident-Proposed Community Garden Projects

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is publicly recruiting organizations to participate in the ‘2020 Community Garden Creation Resident Proposal Project’ until the 21st.

The Community Garden Creation Resident Proposal Project is part of the ‘Seoul, Blooming with Flowers’ campaign, aimed at revitalizing garden culture by having local residents plant and care for flowers and trees in their daily lives.

This year’s public recruitment is divided into two categories: support for greening materials and subsidy support.

Greening materials necessary for greening activities such as flowers, trees, and fertilizers will be supported up to 2 million KRW per site. Subsidies for material costs and project operation expenses can be supported up to 20 million KRW per site.

However, duplicate applications for both categories are not allowed, and for the subsidy support category, applicants must secure at least 10% of the support fund as self-funding to strengthen project responsibility.

Organizations composed of five or more people who reside in Seoul or have their living area such as school or workplace in Seoul can apply for this year’s project. After downloading forms such as the project proposal and project plan from the Songpa-gu Office website, applicants can submit them by visiting or mailing to the Songpa-gu Office Parks and Greenery Division.

Songpa-gu plans to decide the final participating organizations through a first-round site visit and investigation by the Parks and Greenery Division, followed by evaluation by the ‘Seoul Community Garden Creation Resident Proposal Project Selection Committee.’

The Selection Committee consists of nine members including public landscape architects, private experts, university professors, and public officials, who comprehensively review aspects such as aesthetics, sustainability, publicness, and community spirit.

For more details, contact the Songpa-gu Office Parks and Greenery Division at 2147-3403.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “The Community Garden Creation Resident Proposal Project, which started in 2014, has spread garden culture,” and added, “I hope many residents participate again this year to cultivate flowers and trees with neighbors and beautify their daily lives.”

Last year, Songpa-gu supported greening materials including 5,863 trees and 5,380 flowering plants to 16 organizations such as Samjeon Elementary School and Songpa Geulmaru Library, and provided subsidies of 13.76 million KRW to two organizations including the Pungnap 2-dong Neighborhood Association to create community gardens.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.