Young gardeners plant tulip bulbs at Hwamyeong Eco Park

Busan's Nakdonggang Management Headquarters held a tulip-planting event with local children Wednesday morning at the tulip garden near the entrance of Hwamyeong Eco Park.

Designed as an outdoor education program where children can engage with soil and plants and learn about nature's cycles and the value of life, the event drew about 60 participants — kindergarten students and their teachers from schools in Buk-gu. Activities included planting tulip bulbs in the flower garden and making individual potted tulips to take home.

Through the hands-on experience, children will learn about plant life cycles and how plants survive winter. A program in which participants plant bulbs in transparent containers and bring the pots home is expected to prove popular with both children and parents, as it allows for everyday nature observation.

Meanwhile, the headquarters plans to plant 70,000 tulip bulbs across the Hwamyeong Eco Park tulip garden this month. The bulbs, having endured the cold winter, are expected to bloom in a variety of colors in April next year, bringing a first taste of spring to park visitors.

"The tulip bulbs carefully planted by our little gardeners will greet visitors to Hwamyeong Eco Park next spring with a beautiful wave of flowers," the head of the Nakdonggang Management Headquarters said. "We will continue to expand eco-friendly nature programs that support children's emotional well-being and healthy development."