{
  "id": 11781869,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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 becoming the norm in urban settings. A new exhibition at Seoul Botanic Park, however, is challenging this tradition and advocating for foliage to be integrated into the everyday spaces where people live and work. Titled In Green, the exhibition runs from Wednesday until December 31st and adopts a fresh perspective on indoor plant styling.\n\nInstead of viewing greenery as static decoration, In Green presents plants as companions that naturally share our everyday spaces. The exhibit, held at the Garden Support Center within the park, changes themes every month to reflect how people navigate their homes as the seasons change. Seoul Botanic Park's director, On Su-jin, expressed her hope that the exhibition would allow visitors to see plants not just as objects of a specialized hobby, but as integral parts of their daily lives.\n\nThe first month of In Green kicks off in the heart of the home, transforming the kitchen into a verdant hub. The display features practical, everyday plants that can easily be incorporated into the kitchen environment, demonstrating how greenery can enhance our living spaces without compromising functionality.",
  "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",
        "published": "2026-10-03T22:02:03.000Z"
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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."
}