Asan World Flower Botanical Garden

Hanging flowers at Asan Botanical Garden

Introduction

Welcome to the Asan World Flower Botanical Garden, a breathtakingly beautiful horticultural spectacle located in the city of Asan, South Korea.

Sprawled across an expansive area of over 165,000 square meters, this vibrant sanctuary is a paradise for plant lovers, boasting more than 2,500 species of plants from all over the globe.

Step into this botanical wonderland and find yourself in a labyrinth of spectacular themed gardens. Explore the Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse teeming with exotic flora, amble through the serene Japanese Garden, or lose yourself in the mesmerizing colors of the Rose Garden. Every path you take leads you to a new floral discovery.

Marvel at the iconic Water Lily Pond, home to one of the largest lily pads in the world, the Victoria Amazonica. The garden's seasonal displays, such as the Tulip Festival in spring and Chrysanthemum Festival in autumn, make every visit unique, infusing the garden with a kaleidoscope of colors.

Whether you're a gardening enthusiast, a nature lover, or just a curious traveler, the Asan World Flower Botanical Garden invites you to explore the enchanting world of botany, promising an unforgettable journey through nature's diverse and colorful bounty.

Asan World Flower Botanical Garden

Asan World Flower Botanical Garden (아산세계꽃식물원) and Life Is A Flower (LIAF "삶이 꽃이다") is a flower garden structure and considered the most extensive indoor greenhouse botanical garden in South Korea.

At Asan Garden, you can find over 3,000 kinds of ornamental plants and flowering plants of horticultural species all year round.

The botanical garden was inaugurated in 2004. Since then, people from all over the country, including international visitors, love the site.

Around 200,000 people visit and enjoy the over 1 million succulents annually.

Aside from the displayed plants, the authorities make efforts to create a culture of love and fun of flowers through various programs, including hands-on activities such as dyeing and smelting flower handkerchiefs.

Asan World Flower Botanical Garden has been working its best with the desire to create a beautiful and unique space like a flower to visitors for the past decade.

Life Is A Flower
Recently, it tries to take a more giant leap by establishing a subsidiary called LIAF.

LIAF is an acronym for "Life Is A Flower." It is a company that started with the desire to make our lives as beautiful and enjoyable as flowers, just like flowers.

Aside from the beautiful and fragrant flowers and succulents, LIAF offers cafes, restaurants, rest areas, and other useful facilities that cater to your needs while enjoying the place.

Like in many countries (such as the United States, Japan, etc.), Korea is doing its utmost to establish more "Garden Centers," which is not yet so widespread.

Lotus flowers are some of the most beautiful and symbolic flowers in Korea

Main Mission
LIAF was established in October 2014 with support from the Senior Citizen-Friendly Enterprise Support Project of the Korea Senior Citizens Development Institute under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

LIAF is an elderly-friendly company with 70% or more of its members being 60 years of age or older.

Currently, the focus of work for the elderly is on producing flowers and creating a botanical garden.

But in the future, the company will strive to provide jobs that reflect the careers and aptitudes of elderly people, such as experiential education assistants and flower commentators.

Very Useful Information

Please, check out the relevant information below which are updated as of this writing. If there are new changes, please be kind and generous to share it with me so that I can change the information. Thanks :)

Operation Hours:
World Flower Botanical Garden: 9 AM to 6 PM
LIAF Garden Center: 9 AM to 7 PM
Customer Center: 9 AM to 6 PM

According to its website, both entities are open daily.

Location/Address:
37-37, Asanman-ro, Dogo-myeon, Asan-si, Chungnam

Navigation address:
577 Bongnong-ri, Dogo-myeon, Asan-si, Chungnam

Phone Number: 041 544 0746~7
Email Contact: liaf@liaf.kr / liafgarden@liaf
Website: http://liaf.kr/bbs/content.php

Entrance Fees

Depending on your age, citizenship, physical condition, and other conditions, you can enter for free. They are the following...

Children under 36 months can enter for free if accompanied by their parents (requires proof of health insurance card).

Children from 37 months to 13 years old, severely disabled persons, senior citizens aged 65 years or older, national merit, residents of Asan are free, but only one guardian will be given discounts.

Adults that do not fall under those preferred guests shall pay the regular rate below (as of this writing)...

Asan World Flower: 8,000/6,000 (adult) - Please, check because it could change without prior notice!
LIAF Garden Center: 7,000/5,000

Getting to Asan World Flower Garden

You can quickly get to Asan World Flower Botanical Garden when you take any public transports available near you.

By Bus From Seoul
Take a bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal or Yeongcheon Traditional Market to Asan Bus Terminal that will take around 2 hours.

Then take Bus 41 (or Taxi) from Asan Express Bus Terminal, Sinchang Station (Line 1, Nuri-ro), Dogo Oncheon Station (Janghang Line, Mugunghwa-ho) to reach Asan World Flower Botanical Garden.

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