Every time I take a regional bus and go to my dentist in Gangnam, I pass by Yangjae and all the nurseries in the area.  Yesterday, Ras and I drove to the Yangjae Flower Wholesale Market.  (Directions: By subway, take exit 7 out of Yangjae Station.  Walk south for 10-15 minutes.  It will be on your right at an intersection.)  The market opens by 7am daily, with the wholesale auction house opening at 1am!  Parking is 1000 won per hour.

*The entire photo album can be seen on Flickr.

It was really a fun place to browse.  There were trees, shrubs, plants, and herbs outside:

I really enjoyed the indoor section of the market.  There were orchids everywhere!

The pictures below are from the fresh cut flower section.  Chrysanthemums look so soft and pure.

We also bought three bulbs of lilies for 3000 won each.  They’re the orange looking ones in the middle of this picture, called “Rich.”  Hopefully they’ll bloom with no problems.

Overall, we had a really good time and would have stayed a little longer, but Raswan was getting hungry and we left a little early to get lunch at Costco.  After visiting this place, I wish we had a garden to plant some of the great things we saw.