Suncheon-si Spreads Atmosphere of 300,000 Garden City by Creating Inclusive Garden with Disabled People

Published 18 Apr.2022 16:55(KST)

Updated 16 Aug.2025 17:05(KST)

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Suncheon-si Spreads Atmosphere of 300,000 Garden City by Creating Inclusive Garden with Disabled People

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City announced on the 18th that it has created a Harmony Garden with people with disabilities in celebration of April, the Month of Persons with Disabilities.

Wishing for the successful hosting of the 2023 Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo and to spread the atmosphere of creating a city of 300,000 gardens, the city planted 2,550 flowering plants of six species including daisies in three disabled persons' organizations and facilities, utilizing rooftop gardens and other idle spaces, and installed Harmony Garden signs.

This project is significant in that people with disabilities and representatives of disabled persons' organizations participated together to create the garden, thereby fostering civic awareness of Suncheon as a garden city and forming a sense of solidarity among its members.

The city plans to additionally create seasonal Harmony Gardens in the future, and participating organizations will promote the seasonal gardens through SNS and other means to spread a citizen participation atmosphere in creating a city of 300,000 gardens where people can enjoy gardens in their daily lives.

A Suncheon city official said, “We appreciate that people with disabilities and related personnel participated together in creating the Harmony Garden as members of Suncheon City,” adding, “We believe that every time a seasonal garden is created, the pride as citizens of Suncheon, a garden city that goes together and grows together, will also increase.”