A 6,000-square-meter rose garden will be planted along the Anyangcheon riverbank near Sinmokdong Station, creating a wave-inspired floral landscape visible from walking and cycling paths. The garden will complement a planned waterfront café and water leisure facilities, turning the area into a full-scale riverside leisure destination.
Yangcheon-gu will transform a 6,000-square-meter slope along the Anyangcheon riverbank near Sinmokdong Station (Mokdong 136-1) into a large-scale rose garden, creating a waterfront landmark where residents can enjoy both scenery and rest.
The number of residents visiting Anyangcheon for walking, running, cycling and other leisure activities has consistently grown in recent years. Starting this October and running through the first half of 2027, the district will redesign the existing slope into a layered garden combining roses with a variety of flowering plants, adding a new visual attraction to the riverside landscape.
The rose garden will be designed with Anyangcheon's terrain and pedestrian flow in mind, offering varied views depending on where visitors stand. Large-bloomed rose varieties will be planted to ensure walkers and cyclists can enjoy a full floral display from the path, while vertically prominent trees will be interspersed to create contrast in color and height and maximize visual impact.
A defining feature of the design is a "wave-pattern planting" scheme that evokes the flow and energy of the river. The roses will be arranged in a rippling, continuous form, with other flowering plants woven between them to maintain the garden's shape and vitality even during periods when roses are not in bloom.
Benches and other rest facilities will be installed at the base of the slope, giving residents a place to sit, take in the fragrance of the roses and enjoy the changing floral scenery through the seasons.
Meanwhile, the district is also advancing a broader "waterfront vitality hub" project in the Sinmokdong Station area to increase the overall use of the Anyangcheon riverside. An existing bike lounge will be converted into a waterfront café offering panoramic views of the river and surrounding cityscape, and a dock will be built along the riverbank to support a water leisure facility where visitors can kayak or ride paddle boats along Anyangcheon.
With the rose garden adding a garden component to the planned waterfront café and water leisure facilities, the Sinmokdong Station area is expected to emerge as a richer, multi-purpose riverside space. The district aims to complete the development next year, positioning the area as Anyangcheon's premier leisure and cultural hub — a destination where residents can linger, take in the views and enjoy a full range of activities in one place.
"The Anyangcheon rose garden will become a new landmark that greatly enhances the appeal of the waterfront space around Sinmokdong Station," Yangcheon-gu District Mayor Lee Ki-jae said. "Once completed, we expect it to be a place where residents can appreciate nature, rest and enjoy a variety of leisure activities close to home."
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