Yeomiji Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in Seogwipo, South Korea

Yeomiji Botanical Garden is a large facility in Seogwipo featuring a major glass greenhouse and expansive outdoor gardens showcasing over 2,300 plant species. The space combines the enclosed climate-controlled structure with open-air planted areas organized into distinct themed sections.

Yeomiji Botanical Garden opened on 12 October 1989 and was long run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. In 1992 the Korea Records Association recognised its greenhouse as the largest in the East. It passed to Buguk Development in April 2005, and in 2003 the environment ministry listed it as an off-site conservation institution.

The outdoor spaces showcase international gardening through four distinct areas, each presenting Korean, Japanese, Italian, and French horticultural traditions. You can see how each area reflects the typical characteristics of its cultural origin.

The garden sits at 93 Jungmun Gwangwang-ro in the Jungmun Tourism Complex, Seogwipo, on Jeju's south coast. The indoor greenhouse and the outdoor gardens are separate sections, so allow time for both. The greenhouse covers 12,543 square metres, and the outdoor grounds hold over 1,000 species, so expect a long walk.

The greenhouse covers 12,543 square metres under a sunflower-shaped structure, and in 1992 the Korea Records Association recognised it as the largest greenhouse in the East. The six indoor gardens hold over 1,300 species, while the outdoor grounds add more than 1,000 more.