The purpose of this study is to investigate the current status of the creation of indoor gardens in elementary, middle, and high-schools in Gyeongsangnam-do (province) as part of a program to make schools comfortable and beautiful, and for use as base line data when introducing indoor gardens to schools. The participating schools comprised all 536 elementary, 306 middle, and 191 high schools in Gyeongsangnam-do, and the study was conducted between Dec. 20th, 2014 and July 23rd, 2015. The results demonstrate that indoor gardens were introduced to Gyeongsangnam-do schools in 2010, and, since then, 35 elementary and 3 middle schools have created indoor gardens, which is a low adoption rate. Eight-four percent of these indoor gardens were created for appreciation purposes only, without rest facilities. Indoor plants were the main material used for scene configurations, followed by rocks and sculptures. Taking into consideration that 92% of all indoor gardens were created in elementary schools, the current location of gardens near the main entrance, mainly for appreciation purposes, should be changed to areas in which students can play and rest, which would lead to an increase in students’ usage rate.

ABSTRACT
 1. Introduction1
 2. Methods
 3. Results and Discussions
  3.1 Type of School in Gyeongsangnam-do, andCurrent Creation Status of Indoor Gardens byRegion
  3.2 Current Status of Characteristics of PlantDecoration of Indoor Gardens in Schools
  3.3 Current Status of Garden Location, UsageType, and Scenery Type of Indoor Gardensin Schools
  3.4 Current Status of Physical Environment, andMaterial Introduced in School Indoor Gardens
  3.5 Analysis Results for Creation Period, CreationCost, Main Funding Body, and Plant Care,and Changing Time of School IndoorGardens
  3.6 Investigation of Current Status of PlantsIntroduced to Indoor Gardens in School
 4. Conclusions
 References

• Jaesung Yun(Dept. of Design, Chonnam University)
• Jinsung Hwang(Dept. of Horticulture, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
• Sangwook Ha(Dept. of Horticulture, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
• Kyoungok Choi(Dept. of Horticulture, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) Corresponding author