The belly button is bigger than the belly? A garden bigger than the house! A couple who are deeply in love with their garden have been tending to it for 21 years. When they came to their senses, the size of the garden was a whopping 2,000 pyeong? Let’s find out about this place where people and animals alike come to play, divided into 9 zones. In Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, if you go up a mountain road past the city center, you will come across a house. The ivy is so thick that you can’t even recognize the exterior of the house. The couple who own the house came to the mountains in the early 2000s to recover the husband’s deteriorating health. Although they were used to living in the city, the wife, who prioritized her husband’s health, gave up city life. They built a house themselves just as their husband had dreamed, and planted plum trees in a vast field. This was their first garden. They tried to tend the garden without any background knowledge of microclimates such as the soil and wind, so the results were disastrous. After 2-3 years of failure, they began studying soil, topography, and planting materials. And about 10~15 years after starting the garden, it won the 'Forestry Service Director Award' at the first garden contest. It is a garden that was raised with the thought of raising a child for 10~15 years, perhaps even more devotedly than a child. What is remarkable about the garden of a couple who would be happy even if they died working in the garden? First, it is unbelievably large for a private garden. While many people add a garden to their house, it is no exaggeration to say that the couple added a house to their garden. They gradually expanded the garden to about 2,000 pyeong. The boundary between the garden and the mountain surrounding it is not visible. It is impossible to tell where the mountain ends and where the garden ends. A garden with no boundary between the surrounding nature and the garden, can you believe that this was also the wife's plan? Second, it is a garden that both animals and people can enjoy. The couple opens the garden that they have carefully cultivated to everyone, not just individuals. They invite people who want to see flowers and prospective gardeners who are interested in gardening to tour the garden and spend their days there. The garden is filled with laughter thanks to the couple’s personality of enjoying communicating with people. In addition, the appearance of animals reminiscent of a nature documentary cannot be missed. It is said that you can find magpies, deer, and ducks while walking around the garden on a lucky day. It is said that the couple gave up harvesting chestnuts in order to take care of the animal guests without making them feel disappointed. Third, it is a garden that satisfies the five senses. The garden, called the house of plants, needs each area. That is why it is divided into as many as nine areas. It is a scale that rivals most botanical gardens, satisfying the five senses of everyone from children to the elderly. Children can make memories at the wooden playground, couples can make memories at the ponds of various sizes, and the elderly can make memories at the bench under the zelkova tree. There are more than 1,000 types of plants planted in the nine areas, so it is fun to look for the plants you know one by one. #ArchitectureExplorationHouse #2000PyeongGarden #AllInProperty #HomeBuilt #Gardening #DiaryofOldCouple #ArchitectNoEunJoo