Village Gardeners Create Community-Based Gardens
in All 16 Neighborhoods
On December 15, Eunpyeong District in Seoul (District Mayor Kim Mikyung) announced that it has received the 'Sprout Award' at the Seoul Garden City Awards this year, following last year's 'Excellence Award,' marking two consecutive years of recognition.
Managing square planters behind Nokbeon-dong Community Service Center. Provided by Eunpyeong District.
Each year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government presents the Seoul Garden City Awards by discovering and evaluating outstanding examples of garden creation, aiming to spread a culture where citizens independently plant and care for flowers and trees in their daily lives.
Eunpyeong District received the 'Excellence Award' in 2024 for the achievement of creating and managing attractive gardens through the 'Signature Gardens by Generation' relay event led by the first class of Eunpyeong's Village Gardeners. This year, the second class of Village Gardeners expanded the scope of garden creation and was awarded the 'Sprout Award.'
The second class of Eunpyeong Village Gardeners expanded attractive gardens throughout residential areas, promoting the creation of community-based gardens so that anyone in Eunpyeong District could encounter a garden within five minutes from anywhere.
Moving away from traditional flowerbed-centered gardens, attractive gardens were established in planters across all 16 neighborhoods in Eunpyeong District, making them easily accessible to residents in their everyday spaces. By incorporating a variety of seasonal colors, the gardens were designed to blend naturally into daily life.
To achieve this, each of the 16 neighborhoods was surveyed in advance, and factors such as resident usage, accessibility, and ease of maintenance were comprehensively reviewed. In particular, the district moved away from monotonous annual flower plantings and introduced mixed plantings using shrubs such as Spiraea and Miss Kim Lilac, as well as perennial flowers, allowing residents to enjoy seasonal changes up close in their daily environment. Plantings were tailored according to the shape and location of each planter.
Kim Mikyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong District, stated, "The Eunpyeong Village Gardeners are continuously creating and maintaining a variety of gardens throughout the district to realize the vision of 'gardens in everyday life, cultivated by our own hands.' We will continue our efforts to transform Eunpyeong District into a greener and more beautiful 'garden city in everyday life.'"
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