Creation of Alley Garden in Hwanghak-dong

On the 11th, planted 300 rose seedlings with residents around Jungang Market Textile Street... Transforming poor conditions like illegal dumping and motorcycle parking into a fragrant Rose Street

Chairman Jo Young-hoon of Jung-gu Council (left) and Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu (right)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] From now on, you can encounter fragrant flower-scented alley gardens throughout Hwanghak-dong streets.

The Hwanghak-dong Community Service Center in Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Seo Yang-ho) installed large wooden flowerpots and planted 300 rose seedlings on the afternoon of the 11th along the Central Market Fabric Street (Toegye-ro 83-gil 10-2 ~ Toegye-ro 83-gil 10-18) together with residents.

About 50 people, including Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu, Jo Young-hoon, Chairman of Jung-gu Council, the Hwanghak-dong Nature Conservation Association, nearby residents, and merchants participated in the event to join forces in beautifying the village.

The Central Market Fabric Street in Hwanghak-dong had needed environmental improvement due to illegal dumping of garbage, illegal motorcycle parking, and various stored items, but now it will be reborn as a bright and fragrant alley full of blooming roses thanks to ideas from residents and community center staff.

The Hwanghak-dong Community Service Center is promoting an alley garden creation project under the slogan "Green Hwanghak-dong," cultivated together with residents. This project is especially meaningful to Hwanghak-dong residents as it was proposed by residents last year, passed through a residents' general meeting, and reflected in the 2020 budget. It embodies the residents' will to take care of and improve their village on their own.

In addition to the Fabric Street where roses are planted, Hwanghak-dong plans to create alley gardens at Hwanghak Children's Park, Hwangjung Senior Center, Majang-ro 13-gil area, and Nangye-ro 11-gil. In spring, roses and grass will be planted, and in autumn, bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, muscari, and liriope will be planted so that residents can enjoy flowers throughout the four seasons as they come and go.

The created alley gardens will be continuously managed by "Kkaesamo" (a residents' group loving a clean village) composed of Hwanghak-dong residents, the social job group "Clean Codi," and alley merchants who will become alley gardeners by joining forces.

By the end of May, at Hwanghak Children's Park, together with nearby daycare centers, they plan to plant cherry tomatoes, blueberries, eggplants, loofahs, and more, providing children with opportunities to directly experience various vegetables and fruit trees and enjoy the joy of harvest, offering a natural experience learning opportunity in the city.

Seo Yang-ho, Mayor of Jung-gu, said, "I hope that residents, psychologically constrained due to COVID-19, will regain vitality through the Green Hwanghak-dong alley garden creation, and that it will also revitalize the depressed local commercial district so that daily life can be restored as soon as possible."

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