Actual Condition of Home Container Gardening in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

Abstract

Mass medium actively had been showing beautiful English gardens to Japanese people since the early 1990s then gardening became boom in Japan. This gardening boom brought the concept to set plants and flowers beautifully into Japanese gardening. This study is carried out to reveal the medias influence on the Japanesehome gardening. 34% of the container was put around the entrance, 18% in the garage and another 18% in gfront of the wall. It was indicated that the view of the neighbor is the important factor to select the place where containers are placed. 64% of the containers were put on the ground and 24% of them were vertical type. Vertical type containers were effective to make a narrow site rich in plants and flowers. 53% of the container was made of plastic and 26% was terracotta. Terracotta became popular in the gardening boom for its good appearance. These results showed that the aesthetic value influences the color and the material of the container being used. On the other hand, flowers planted in hanging baskets were frequently observed to be worse in growth condition and beaty than those in other kind of containers. These results suggested that to show Japanese 'gardeners' the proper methods to deal with hanging baskets is necessary for keeping them in good condition.