Haenam-gun Hosts One-Month Hydrangea Festival at Forest Arboretum

Enjoy a Relaxing Early Summer at the Country's Largest Hydrangea Garden

The 4est Arboretum, located in Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, will host the "2023 Ttangkkeut Haenam Hydrangea Festival" for one month from the 10th of this month to the 10th of next month.

Hydrangeas are in full bloom at Hyeonsan-myeon Forest Arboretum.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

According to the county on the 8th, the 4est Arboretum is the largest hydrangea garden in Korea, featuring a spectacular colony of hydrangeas planted over an area of about 2,600㎡ (8,000 pyeong) with around 250 species and 9,000 trees, gaining attention as a representative summer healing spot.

Located in Bongdong Village, Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, the 4est Arboretum was created over about seven years by the couple Kim Geon-young, who majored in botany, and it hosts approximately 1,400 species of various plants along a forest spanning 60,000 pyeong.

Under the theme of the meeting of humanities and arboretums, small gardens embodying the philosophical utopias of the East and West have been diversely created.

The name 4est Arboretum contains the meaning of a forest where visitors can enjoy four "St"s: Star, Stone (peculiar rocks), Story, and Study, combined with the English word "forest."

Tourists are walking through the Forest Arboretum in full bloom with hydrangeas.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

The arboretum also holds festivals using flowers and plants from all four seasons, and especially in summer, it has become a prominent attraction as various hydrangeas bloom along the forest trails, drawing tourists from all over the country.

The admission fee is 5,000 KRW for adults and 4,000 KRW for children. On weekends, visitors are advised to avoid peak hours by visiting before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m. to enjoy the hydrangea garden more leisurely.

Meanwhile, the 4est Arboretum was selected as a Safe Tourism Destination by the Korea Tourism Organization in 2021 and 2022, and in 2023, it was designated as a forest genetic resource management institution by the Korea National Arboretum under the Korea Forest Service, playing a role in preserving and propagating various plant resources until 2028.

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