Hwaseong City Native Flower Botanical Garden Brimming with Diverse Events This Year

The Hwaseong City Native Flower Botanical Garden, located in Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong City, has completed preparations to welcome visitors with over 1,160 plant species and various educational programs and events.

Opened in May 2010, the botanical garden spans 110,000 square meters and operates as a native plant garden featuring endangered plant species such as golden shrimp orchids as well as adonis and mouse-ear chickweed, among others. The garden has been visited by more than 530,000 people through last year.

This year, horticultural therapy education programs targeting people with intellectual and physical disabilities and the elderly, as well as programs on native flowers and chrysanthemum bonsai cultivation for the general public, will be conducted across four courses and 62 sessions from February through October.

Additionally, during spring and autumn botanical garden festivals, plans include diverse cultural performances, sketch competitions, and literary contests, as well as opening a sales booth for flowers cultivated by Hwaseong farmers to create a gathering place where urban residents and farmers can meet together. The garden is also preparing an exhibition to showcase outstanding works created by participants during educational programs.

For more information on programs and events, contact the Hwaseong City Native Flower Botanical Garden Team at 031-369-6162.