Suncheon City Creates 'Boksagol Garden' in Woldeung-myeon, Famous for Peaches

Garden Names, Design and Creation, and Tree Donations: A Resident Participation Garden

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced that it has created the ‘Woldeung Boksagol Garden,’ featuring flower peach trees, in Woldeung-myeon, which is famous for peaches.

On the 23rd, a unveiling ceremony was held with Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon, Chairman Heo Yuin of the Suncheon City Council, and members of the Woldeung Citizen Garden Promotion Group attending to celebrate and commemorate the creation of the ‘Woldeung Boksagol Garden.’

The Woldeung Boksagol Garden is especially meaningful as it was created as a resident-participatory garden from design to completion.

Residents of Woldeung-myeon and the Citizen Garden Promotion Group held several meetings and decided to create a garden using flower peach trees. Many parts of the garden, including the marker stone, commemorative trees, sculptures, and flower peach trees, were established through donations from residents.

The garden’s name was also decided through a contest held by the Citizen Garden Promotion Group itself. To promote Woldeung, known as the hometown of peaches, and to highlight the flower peach trees planted along the roads in the area, it was named ‘Woldeung Boksagol Garden.’

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “Starting with the Boksagol Garden, I look forward to Woldeung-myeon being covered with flower peach trees in 10 or 20 years.” He added, “I appreciate the residents’ efforts to create the garden, and we will continue to strive to create citizen-led gardens like Boksagol Garden throughout Suncheon City.”

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