Secret Garden
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
Secret Garden
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
The Secret Garden, otherwise known as the Magic Garden or Secret Buddha Garden (Suan Dta Nim in thai) can be found in the hills of Koh Samui and was built by a local Samui fruit farmer, Nim Thongsuk, starting it in 1976 when he was 77 years old.
The Secret Garden is a beautiful landscaped garden featuring flowers and trees native to Koh Samui and Thailand and many Buddha statues with different meanings arranged in scenarios representing different ideals, which your tour guide will explain to you. Winding through the garden is is a little stream and a series of miniature waterfalls.
Secret Buddha Garden is hidden away high in the hills in Koh Samui's interior, offering majestic views and an unusual collection of statues amid lush jungle surrounds. The gardens are a creation of an old Samui fruit farmer, Nim Thongsuk, who in 1976 began erecting several statues and temples around his family's verdant land. The statues depict a number of animals, deities and humans in various poses, including one of Khun Nim himself, in a relaxed position sitting on a rock. Khun Nim continued to work developing his garden until his death at the age of 91.
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
No Place Like Home
03.09.2016
Awesome Asia
06/13/2018
H D R PHOTOGRAPHY
06/24/2018
THAILAND
06/23/2022
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August 30th, 2016
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