2004 Volume 67 Issue 5 Pages 713-716
In recent years, the people tend to be interested in flowers. Therefore, park managers must establish the method in order that park visitors are offered the place and the opportunity that appreciate flowers sufficiently. The purpose of this study is to develop the method of landscaping with flowers effective on the promotion of utilization in national government parks (NGPs) . This study shows that landscaping with flowers are related to the number of park visitors, the diversity or the activation of park utilization and surrounding of the park. From the analysis on dimension and contents of flower gardens or borders, the number of events, public relations and citizen activities with flowers in eleven NGPs, the characteristics of landscaping with flowers discovered. Consequently it is confirmed that following knowledge is significance of park management. Landscaping with flowers helps its. 1) to increase park visitors, 2) to diversify how to use the park, 3) to conserve the environment , 4) to collaborate with surrounding of the park
