What an experience! While living in Bundang, I had a full blast experience of gardening and nothing can beat that. All sorts of vegetables and fruits were homegrown and people loved to shared them with me.
Korea is a small country but it has a big population which is mainly concentrated in the cities. Over the years, it is losing its traditional houses with big yards and well kept gardens to a fast growing jungle of highrise apartment buildings and thus the result is that gardening is not an option here.
People do tend to have plants in their homes but it can't be called gardening pre se!
Gardens and gardening in the Korean context has a long history. I must say that it dates back to 57 BC-688 AD (Three Kingdoms Period). It's main characteristics include a less formal and more natural look unlike in Japan or the West. It is influenced by some styles in Chinese gardening.
A Korean garden is generally classified into eight categories: palaces, private residence, country village or Byolso, pavilions, Buddhist temples, Confucian academies, royal funerary grounds and villages.
I will post the pictures of it later.
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