Tailored support reflects on-the-ground needs, including flood-damaged gardens, with planting and maintenance assistance
Eight private gardens damaged by flooding will receive free garden plants, while 144 private gardens across the country will also receive tailored on-site support based on their individual plant needs.
The Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service, an agency under the Korea Forest Service, said Wednesday it handed over 10,000 garden plants to the Korea Private Garden Association at the nursery of the National Sejong Arboretum, with distribution to 144 private gardens nationwide to follow.
The project was launched to support the recovery and normal operations of private gardens in Geoje and Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, that lost plants to heavy rains this year. The affected gardens include Okdong Healing Garden and Sonangguba Sea Garden in Geoje, and Arse Garden, Mulbit Sori Garden, Chunhwa Garden, Dongbaek Coffee Garden, Haesol Chan Garden and Napoli Farm in Tongyeong.
The plants to be distributed include domestically bred varieties — such as Hairgrass "Okay Gold Line," Multiflora Rose "Noeul Hyangi" and Fountain Grass "Little Golden Wind" — as well as native species including Carex, Busan Speedwell and Wood Millet. The agency will determine distribution quantities for each garden based on the extent of damage, planting conditions and plant demand, then roll out the plants to private gardens across the country in stages.
"We will support flood-damaged private gardens so they can recover as quickly as possible, and will continue to work with private gardens by drawing on our plant resources and expertise," said Shim Sang-taek, president of the Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service.
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