From 1924, the Japanese began an effort to "create a forest on Mt. Tatun." They also encouraged local farmers to set up nurseries. which are the forerunners of the flower farms visited by tourists today.
陽明山位居大台北周邊，早在日據時代，日人為了圍剿草山上的抗日勢力，積極開闢道路，意外發現豐富的火山地景，就在山上建設溫泉浴場，和北投連成一氣，奠定草山的溫泉名聲；另一方面，從民國十三年起，開始「大屯山造林運動」，獎勵當地農民經營苗圃，則是後來發展成觀光花卉農場的濫觴。