Seoul Grand Park is rolling out seasonal maintenance and landscaping projects as it prepares to welcome spring visitors, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Friday. Opened in 1984 in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, the park spans about 9.13 million square meters and features Seoul Zoo, the nation’s largest zoo, home to about 1,950 animals from 216 species, as well as Seoul Land, an amusement park, and a branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. To help maintain the trees and the park environment, workers washed 983 trees — including cherry and zelkova — removing fine dust and pollutants that had accumulated over the winter. Workers also pruned trees across the park, removing hazardous branches and dead trees. Landscaping byproducts, such as trimmed branches, were reused as natural toys for animals in outdoor enclosures, helping encourage natural behavior and reduce stress. The park’s Theme Garden is preparing for roses to bloom in May, with winter covers removed and 500 bags of fertilizer applied as spacing adjustments, transplanting and pruning get underway. S