Osan City's 'Semart Art' and 'Maehol Dureh' Selected as Nation's Top Village Gardens

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Osan City's Semart Art village garden and Maehol Dureh village garden won the 'Beautiful Garden Award' at the awards ceremony for the '2021 Beautiful Gardens of the Republic of Korea Contest' hosted by the Korea Forest Service.

The Beautiful Gardens of the Republic of Korea Contest, held on the 29th in Sejong City, is a nationwide garden competition held to expand garden tourism infrastructure and promote garden culture. Individuals or organizations submit self-created and maintained gardens, and award-winning works are announced through expert judging.

This year's contest saw 80 garden entries (58 in the "My Garden" category and 22 in the "Our Garden" category) competing fiercely. Osan City submitted entries in the "Our Garden" category: ▲Semart Art village garden, the city's first village garden (entry title: "Residents' Rest Space"), and ▲Maehol Dureh village garden, the second village garden (entry title: "Maehol Dureh Garden"), winning ▲the Beautiful Garden Award and ▲the 2021 Garden of the Year Award respectively, achieving a remarkable accomplishment.

Meanwhile, this award is part of the achievements of the 'Gyeonggi Province Citizen-Led Village Garden Project' that Osan City began in 2018. Through this award, the village gardens in the city are expected to become renowned destinations where residents can enjoy rest and relaxation within close proximity.