Survey of Current Status of the Graveyard Lawn Maintenance in Korea
2017
Chang, S.W., Korea Golf University, Hoengseong, Republic of Korea | Lee, J.H., Korea Golf University, Hoengseong, Republic of Korea | Kwon, B.S., Korea Forest Welfare Institute, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | Hong, J.K., Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, Republic of Korea | Park, S.J., Korea Golf University, Hoengseong, Republic of Korea | Byun, J.B., Korea Golf University, Hoengseong, Republic of Korea | Jee, J.U., Korea Golf University, Hoengseong, Republic of Korea
In the current study, we surveyed the status of graveyard lawn maintenance in Korea. The lawn maintenance information was obtained from the vicarious companies registered on the internet portal site and the Forestry Federation of Korea, and the questionnaire investigation from Primary Agricultural Cooperatives (Nonghyup). In all provinces surveyed, individual graves were maintained on a 66 m² (20 Pyeong) basis. The vicarious maintenance of graveyard lawn was carried out 1~5 times a year, and the maintenance cost increased as the number of times increased. Mowing the grass around a grave (Beolcho) was mainly done before the Korean Thanksgiving Day (Chuseok). The number of Beolcho was steadily increased from 2013 to 2015, and the price was getting higher and higher. Gyeonggi province had the highest cost, and Jeolla had the lowest cost. Regardless of the year, the number of orders received were higher in Gyeongnam greater than Gyeongbuk greater than Jeonnam province in order. Most of the reason for requested Beolcho was because the client lives in the area far from the graveyard. The direction of the cemetery was very varied. According to the survey, the all grass were zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica), and grass coverage rate of the graves was 35.4~71.9%. Through questionnaire investigation, the reason why the density of grass was lowered was because the periodic management of weeds and fallen leaves was insufficient. Further research on the maintenance of graveyard in the future will be necessary.
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