The Garden of Morning Calm was formed by Professor Han Sang-kyung (Gardening Department, Sahmyook University) as a private garden in 1996. This garden covers an area of 30,000㎡ will truly attracts the tourists from all over the world. The founder and employees of this garden really work hard to make a world-class garden with unique beauty. This garden was designed in curves, asymmetric shapes and some space which are suitable for families, couples, and photo shoots.

The name “Garden of Morning Calm” (Arboretum in Gapyeong County) was originated from Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali Poet), refer Korea as “Land of Morning Calm”. The Garden of Morning Calm really attracts about 600,000 visitors per annum. The Garden of Morning Calm’s walkways, flowerbeds and gorgeous grasslands combine with the 20 sections of garden. These sections contain 5000 species of plants, 1000 species of flowers all around from Korea; of this some are rare and endangered species.

From March to November, flowers get blossoms, at that time The Garden of Morning Calm was filled with crowd. This garden celebrates various festivals throughout the year, the most significant is “Light Festival” celebrated during winter. At that time, the plants in this Garden was cut to get structure like birds, animals and archways. Next they are adorned with colorful lights where visitors get amazed of it. You can also spot some flower blossoms in the lush green mountain.

The most important attraction in the garden is “Sunken Garden”, which is in the shape of Korean Peninsula with colorful flowers represent the wish of reunite between North and South Korea. It is the best photographic spot to take photo in the light of moon. Inside the Garden there is one “Herb Shop” selling organic products.

Website: http://www.morningcalm.co.kr/html/main.php

Address: 432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, 상면 Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Phone: +82 1544-6703

Opening Hours:

Opens daily – 8.30 am to 8 pm