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We examine the rapid, state-driven expansion of garden policy in Korea and analyze the structural challenges that have emerged as the nation enters the next phase of its garden development trajectory. Drawing on policy documents, legal frameworks, performance evaluations, and stakeholder insights, we assess the achievements and limitations of the First and Second National Garden Promotion Plans. We identify persistent issues—including legal ambiguity, regional imbalance, insufficient support for private gardens, and a fragmented industrial ecosystem—that have constrained the qualitative growth of Korea’s garden culture. Based on this analysis, we propose a restructured strategic framework for the Third National Garden Promotion Plan, emphasizing legal reform, infrastructural integration, industrial advancement, lifelong garden education, and cultural maturation. We argue that Korea must now transition from quantitative expansion toward institutional consolidation and socially embedded garden culture. Our findings aim to contribute to the broader discourse on nature-based cultural policy, environmental governance, and sustainable landscape development.