Suwon Provides 5 Types of Green Curtain Seeds Free of Charge

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The Suwon City Parks and Green Spaces Division will distribute five types of green curtain climbing plant seeds free of charge from the 11th to expand the 'Green Curtain Construction Project'.

The green curtain project is an eco-friendly initiative in which climbing plants such as morning glories and loofas are planted along building windows or exterior walls, allowing the plants to grow along nets or ropes to cover the exterior walls.

This year, seeds from five types of green curtain climbing plants (morning glories, hyacinth beans, bitter melon, balloon flower, and loofas) totaling 92,000 seeds will be distributed.

A total of 500 pouches containing a mix of green curtain seeds will be delivered to each of the four district offices (46 seeds per pouch, 2,000 pouches total) and distributed free of charge to residents in need.

Without any separate application, anyone can receive green curtain seeds at district office civil affairs windows from the 11th to the 26th.

Buildings with green curtain installations are known to have lower indoor temperatures during summer compared to regular buildings, allowing for energy savings, and the leaves of climbing plants absorb dust, reducing fine dust concentration.

Suwon City has promoted the green curtain project since 2018 and was selected as the top project in the 'Gyeonggi Province-style Policy Market' in August of last year.

Heo Ui-haeng, director of the City's Parks and Green Spaces Division, said, "We will distribute green curtain seeds free of charge to citizens to expand eco-friendly projects and create a pleasant urban environment," and added, "We hope citizens will have the opportunity to install 'green curtains' themselves."