Support for Garden Creation within Apartment Complexes in Nowon-gu

Selected 12 Sites with 22 Million KRW Each for Design and Construction Costs... Expert Group Participation from Design to Construction to Maximize Project Effectiveness

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that it will carry out a garden creation project within apartment complexes to expand garden culture in daily life.

The purpose is to revitalize garden culture and expand community spaces for communication with neighbors by creating and managing gardens in everyday living spaces together with residents and experts.

The target apartments for recruitment are 12 complexes, divided into 6 zones, selecting 2 sites per zone. However, apartments located in areas under warranty repair periods or with redevelopment plans within 5 years are excluded.

Selected apartments will receive support of 22 million KRW for garden design and creation costs. Applications can be submitted by resident communities of 5 or more people by preparing a project proposal and plan, and sending them by mail or visiting the Green City Division by the 22nd.

The district will form its own selection committee to comprehensively evaluate resident participation, willingness to proceed, community revitalization, creativity, apartment environment improvement effects, and ripple effects to select the projects.

Selection results will be notified individually via text message.

This project features joint participation of constructors and residents from the design stage. The district plans to utilize experienced expert groups such as Seoul city public landscapers or artists who participated in the Seoul Garden Expo to support the design and construction of gardens in the selected apartments.

After garden creation is completed, village gardeners trained by the district will be assigned by zone to take charge of residents’ post-maintenance. In addition, a contest will be held targeting the created gardens to promote the spread of garden culture.

For more details, contact the Green City Division, and application forms can be downloaded from the website.

Meanwhile, the district enacted the Ordinance on the Creation and Promotion of Garden Culture in Nowon-gu, Seoul in 2018 and has been striving to create ‘Nowon, the City of Flowers and Gardens.’ Representative projects include the ‘Hyu(休) Garden’ project that transforms neglected neighborhood parks near apartments and residential areas into ‘home gardens,’ installation of flower pots on main street lamps and railings, and planting herbaceous plants through neighborhood stream restoration projects.

Also, to systematically deliver knowledge about plants and effectively manage gardens, a specialized garden education course was established to train ‘village gardeners.’ Village gardeners actively participate in garden culture creation projects such as the Hyu(休) Garden project and the maintenance and management of green spaces within the district, including Bulamsan Butterfly Garden.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “We are expanding garden projects that allow residents to heal their minds by utilizing various spaces in the bleak city,” and added, “We ask for much interest in the garden creation project within apartment complexes.”

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