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  "id": 11778494,
  "title": "Seoul Botanic Park brings plants into everyday spaces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/seoul-botanic-park-brings-plants-into-everyday-spaces",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261004/seoul-botanic-park-brings-plants-into-everyday-spaces"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indoor plants have long been confined to living rooms, with ferns on side tables and ficus in corners. However, a new exhibition at Seoul Botanic Park is challenging this view, arguing that foliage should be part of everyday spaces. \"In Green,\" running from Wednesday until December 31, adopts a fresh and lived-in approach to indoor plant styling. Each month, the exhibition at the park's Garden Support Center changes themes to reflect how people adapt their homes throughout the seasons. Director On Su-jin hopes the showcase will change visitors' perception of plants, moving them from mere objects of a specialized hobby to companions that coexist naturally with our daily spaces, such as living rooms, bedrooms, and balconies. October's exhibition transforms the kitchen into a green hub, showcasing practical and everyday applications for indoor plants.",
  "summary": "Living rooms have held a monopoly on indoor plants for far too long. A stubborn fern on a side table, a dusty ficus in the corner or a balcony overcrowded with forgotten pots — that used to be the default script for urban greenery. But a new exhibition at Seoul Botanic Park is tearing up that playbook, arguing that foliage belongs in the messy, intimate spaces where daily life actually happens.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Botanic Park brings plants into everyday spaces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/seoul-botanic-park-brings-plants-into-everyday-spaces-11781869",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:27:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}