Seoul Botanic Park hosts a lifestyle plant exhibition through Dec. 31, showcasing fresh indoor arrangements each month — from the kitchen to the balcony
Seoul Botanic Park will run a special exhibition titled "Green, Within" at the Garden Support Room and Project Hall 2 of its Plant Culture Center from Oct. 7 through Dec. 31.
The exhibition moves beyond the familiar practice of placing plants in the living room, instead introducing ways to bring greenery into spaces where plants are rarely seen — the kitchen, beside the bed and on the desk.
Lifestyle plant arrangements will be on display at the Garden Support Room on the first floor of the Plant Culture Center, with the theme rotating each month: the kitchen in October, the bedroom and desk in November, and the balcony in December.
October's arrangement centers on the kitchen — a space where families spend much of their time together — reflecting a lifestyle focused on making the home a comfortable haven.
November's display will fill corners of the bedroom with plants, evoking a lifestyle of quiet, personal time spent indoors as outdoor activity winds down.
December will feature a balcony garden with a camping atmosphere, where visitors can imagine resting among plants in warm sunlight.
Live demonstrations showing how to make decorative props from the exhibition will be held in the Garden Support Room on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, from Oct. 10 through Dec. 26 — six sessions in total. Each day will feature two showings (1:30–2 p.m. and 3–3:30 p.m.), and no advance reservation is required. Visitors will also receive tips on how to use the finished pieces in their own living spaces.
In October, demonstrations will cover wall-mounted planters made from cutting boards and adhesive pots suitable for various spaces. November will feature moss terrariums in different forms and interior decorative pieces. December will introduce macramé planter covers and the process of creating a balcony garden with a camping feel.
Project Hall 2 on the second floor of the Plant Culture Center will host a companion exhibition of pressed-plant specimens of useful flora. The specimens were made directly by the park's botanical research institute using plants propagated in its cultivation greenhouse, and will introduce native Korean plants in need of protection and attention under a new theme each month.
October's specimen exhibition will feature 17 species and 18 specimens of Class II endangered wildlife, including the prickly water lily. November will display 15 species and 16 specimens of rare plants designated by the Korea Forest Service, including the Abelia spathulata. December will present 15 species and 18 specimens of endemic plants designated by the Korea Forest Service, including the Aruncus aethusifolius.
Each specimen is accompanied by the plant's name, key characteristics and a photograph taken at the time of flowering, as well as information on where the plant can be observed in person within Seoul Botanic Park. Visitors can examine the specimens and then search for the living plants in the actual garden, allowing for a more vivid, firsthand look at each species.
The Garden Support Room's lifestyle plant displays are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., while the pressed-plant specimen exhibition is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The park is closed every Monday, and no advance reservation is needed for either exhibition.
Seoul Botanic Park is expanding its admission discount program starting Oct. 1. Pregnant women and mothers within six months of giving birth who reside in Seoul will receive free admission, while Seoul residents using the Climate Card, Modu Card or K-Pass, as well as holders of a valid short-term Climate Card, will receive a 50 percent discount.
"We hope this exhibition offers visitors a chance to see plants not merely as a special hobby, but as a natural presence that can coexist with us in everyday spaces — the living room, the bedroom, the balcony," said On Su-jin, director of Seoul Botanic Park. "We invite everyone to come see the various plant arrangements and the research achievements of Seoul Botanic Park firsthand, and to take this opportunity to bring plants into their own living spaces and feel a little closer to nature."
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