Will Yeongdeungpo Become a "Garden District"?... Expanding Green Spaces with Residents

By the End of May, Companion Gardens to Be Completed at 19 Locations Including Apartments and Daycare Centers
'Garden Culture Centers' Operating in Yeongdeungpo, Mullae, and Daerim... Spreading Garden Culture in Everyday Life

Yeongdeungpo District (headed by District Mayor Choi Hokwon) announced that it will expand green spaces where residents can relax and enjoy leisure time through the "Our Neighborhood Companion Garden" project, which creates gardens within everyday living spaces in collaboration with local residents.

"Our Neighborhood Companion Garden" is a resident-participation project that creates gardens in locations closely connected to residents' daily lives. Residents propose locations themselves, then plant and tend flowers and trees to create green spaces, with the goal of spreading a resident-centered garden culture.

From more than 40 locations submitted via public notice, the district selected a total of 19 sites based on accessibility and usability: 10 apartment public open spaces, 5 parks and detention ponds, 2 churches and cathedrals, 1 daycare center, and 1 public institution.

Among the selected sites, eight locations?including Dorim-dong Cathedral, Salesio Youth Center, and Peace Children's Park?were completed in April, with residents planting Hongmaehwa (Korean apricot), hydrangeas, white azaleas, and other plants together to finish their companion gardens.

Eleven locations, including Mullae-dong Public Garden and Saeyedam Daycare Center, are scheduled for completion by the end of May. Notably, at Mullae-dong Public Garden, Yeongdeungpo District community gardeners will participate to create the district's only "allotment garden," where residents can both cultivate and relax.

In addition, starting in June, the district will operate Seoul's first mobile garden culture center, "Run! Garden Bus," providing residents with opportunities to experience garden culture in their daily lives. The district is also accelerating the spread of garden culture by operating "Garden Culture Centers" at three locations: Yeongdeungpo, Mullae, and Daerim.

Choi Hokwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, stated, "Through this project, we are taking another step toward making Yeongdeungpo a 'garden city' created together with our residents," adding, "We will continue to expand garden creation so that residents can experience flowers and trees more closely in their daily lives."

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