Ssuk Island is a small island only a little more than a square kilometer in size and located near Nara Island, Goheung, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City. In 2017, it was dedicated as the first private garden in South Jeolla Province. It contains a variety of flower species in a 30,000 square meter garden filled with lush subtropical forests and stone walls. Last year, about 100,000 people visited. The garden is due to the work of Mr. Kim, a teacher, and Ms. Goh, a pharmacist. They married in 1996. Because Mr. Kim’s mother’s hometown was Ssuk Island, it became a dream of theirs to build a garden there. They bought land on the island and visited on weekends to work on creating a lush space for plants. The heart-warming story of this couple using their own money to create and tend a flower garden for the island’s residents spread through the media. In 2016, Ssuk Island was featured in media reports as a “desirable island” with a “beautiful garden.” It was selected by Goheung County and the Korea Forest Service for special attention, bringing more tourists to the sma