Semiwon Garden

Semiwon Garden was lovely. We went at the end of September, this is not the best season. Lotus blossoms are out at the end of July and August. There were lots of massive leaves and seed pods. The views were still incredible and worth the entrance fee (5,000₩). Besides the Lotus ponds, there are other aquatic plants to view such as lily pads and reeds. A hanok style building is in the park. As you walk around the peninsula, you will find a floating bridge that will take you to the islet beside the garden. Make sure you keep your ticket to get back across. On the island, you can view the two rivers merging as one. In addition, they have a greenhouse that houses several types of water lillies. Outside there is a Lotus Museum, which we didn't go to because of time. The building was beautifully designed. There's also a place that sells Lotus bread/cookies. There are 3 different types. I didn't realize how popular they were and waited to buy after we got out. They were sold out when we went in. Thankfully they had 9 left of their original so I grabbed those up and bought some Lotus tea and postcards.

We visited this garden in September when the weather was still hot and humid. The garden is beautiful with lots of planned sections with interesting traditional architecture. It was relaxing to stroll around checking out different plants and a few resting areas with shade and photo opportunities. My favorite area was the fountain made with the traditional Korean Jangdokdae (where they typically store condiments / food in the cold weather such as Kimchi, fermented red pepper paste and fermented bean paste for months). This garden/museum, features lotus flowers, but because of the time we were there, we didn’t get to see them. But it was still worth visiting and very beautiful.

The place was pretty big for a garden in Korea but I was honestly expecting more flowers. It is Spring time after all. There was a whole section of fake flowers stuck in the ground... Why fake flowers at a Botanical Garden? I don't know. But it was a nice area to walk around and the stream with stepping stones is worth a photo-op

Beautiful large park full of lotus flowers. Great experience on a hot summer weekend. There's a lot of places in the shadow and you can put your feet into water. Tickets are cheap and you can spend here a few hour in the nature

Beautiful garden with spectacular lotus flowers. The Queen of England herself once visited here, so obviously the gardens are gorgeous. There are food and cafes available here. It is good both for kids and elderly folks.