SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapidly increasing price of vegetables caused by sweltering summer heat and the monsoon season is prompting many South Koreans to grow vegetables themselves in a small garden or a flower pot. Online shopping mall Gmarket reported a 41-percent increase in seed and seedling sales between July 4 and [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study showed that gardening activities such as transplanting herb plants and making grass dolls can help cancer patients fight depression. Serotonin, also known as the ‘happy hormone’, is released in the brain when patients are involved in horticultural activities. A horticultural therapy program developed by the Rural Development [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new gardening craze is spreading in Korea, with intrepid gardeners boosting sales of related items online. Indoor plants are in the spotlight not just for the usual reasons, but also for their use as air purifiers or in cooking. Due to the popularity of indoor plants, the number of [...]
![[Feature] Guerrilla Gardening Catches on in Korea](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5952909494_a3972c5ceb_z.jpg "[Feature] Guerrilla Gardening Catches on in Korea")
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Nobody in the world abhors upon seeing fully bloomed roses along garden fences. Even people of hardened hearts smile when offered a bouquet of flowers. Lately there are special groups of people “fighting” with flowers instead of guns. These are so-called guerrilla gardeners. They tend abandoned or underutilized land plots [...]
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., April 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - Gardeners in search of more sustainable ways to grow tastier vegetables and more vibrant flowers are finding inspiration from their country cousins. For decades, chickens have played an important role on farms, providing families a sustainable source of delicious food, organic fertilizer and natural pest control. [...]