Yeongdeungpo-gu Creates Garden Complex Space 'Jeongwon Center'

Creation of 'Garden Center,' a multifunctional garden space on the 1st floor of Yeongdeungpo Park Management Office, opening April next year
Pet plant care, horticulture education, rental of professional tools and books, training of community gardeners
Renovation of entrance plaza... Mini rock garden creation and installation of resting benches to promote year-round garden culture

Yeongdeungpo Park

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will create a garden complex space leading urban garden culture in Yeongdeungpo Park and improve the park environment for the safety and convenience of residents.

Yeongdeungpo Park, established in 1998, has been loved by residents for over 20 years, serving as an urban retreat and a representative park of the district. The vast area, equivalent to eight soccer fields, is planted with various trees and flowers and features a circular plaza, lawn plaza, exercise facilities, and a children's forest experience center.

Among these, the district plans to transform Yeongdeungpo Park into a healing spot where residents can enjoy leisure, cultural activities, and garden culture beyond a simple resting space by creating a ‘Garden Center’ in the vacant space on the first floor of the management office.

The Garden Center, scheduled to open in April 2024 with an area of about 70㎡, will include spaces for ▲community rest areas for park users ▲consultations on pest and disease management for companion plants ▲horticultural education and programs ▲rental of plant care tools and books.

In particular, through the Garden Center, the district plans to nurture ‘Village Gardeners’ who will cultivate green spaces and gardens in neighborhood parks and multi-use facilities with residents’ hands. The policy aims to create gardens throughout the neighborhood to provide residents with places of rest and expand garden culture in daily life.

Additionally, to create a more pleasant and safe park environment, the district will renovate the entrance plaza. Outdoor exercise equipment previously located on the plaza entrance path will be relocated to places that do not obstruct passage, and rest chairs and benches will be installed to enhance future convenience. A ‘mini rock garden’ decorated with landscape stones, gravel, and plants representing the seasons will also be created so that residents can experience nature close by even in the city.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “I hope the soon-to-open Garden Center will establish itself as a hub facility leading the development of Yeongdeungpo’s garden and green culture through various garden-related programs and the nurturing of ‘Village Gardeners.’ I will continue to pay close attention to park management so that the park can become a space for rest, culture, and leisure for residents as well as a cultural space.”

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