FACTORS INFLUENCING RESIDENTS’

SATISFACTION TOWARDS HOME GARDEN

LANDSCAPE IN PERLIS

NUR AFIQAH BINTI NORMAN (2017804128)

SUPERVISOR’S NAME: PUAN NUR ILLANI ABDUL RAZAK
CO-SUPERVISOR’S NAME: PUAN SITI NOR NADRAH BT MUHAMAD

AGR 612: RESEARCH PROJECT I

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AGROTECHNOLOGY (Hons.)
HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF PLANTATION AND AGROTECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
 BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Satisfaction in its conceptualization is typically subjective and value laden as it is

according to set standard, that could be expectations, cherished values and
beliefs among others (Sirgy, 2012).

A confined piece of land with a combination of tended and cultivated plants on

which a house is built is called as home garden (Milow, Ramli & Chooi, 2010)

In doing so, this study is sought to address the gap in the literature regarding the
present knowledge of residents’ satisfaction whom influenced by the selected
factors towards their home gardens landscape.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT

In the recent studies, there are highlighted the need for further research and
empirical data regarding of home garden (Galhena, Freed, & Maredia, 2013).

Insufficient number of studies about home garden satisfaction and the factors
influencing the satisfaction among residents in Perlis

In order to understanding the relationship between the home garden and its
owner, satisfaction is very helpful (Cruz-Cárdenas & Oleas, 2018).
 OBJECTIVE

• To examine the effect environmental awareness towards

residents’ satisfaction on home garden landscape

• To investigate the effect of plant diversity towards residents’

satisfaction on home garden landscape

• To identify the effect of garden maintenance on residents’

satisfaction towards home garden landscape
 HYPOTHESIS

H1: Environmental awareness influence residents’ satisfaction

towards home garden.
H2: Plant diversity influence residents’ satisfaction towards
home garden.
H3: Garden maintenance influence residents’ satisfaction
towards home garden.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

Non-profit
Profit organization Researcher
organization
• Information may be • Residents more • Indicator to
used in order to encouraged to measure the living
improve their preserve and standards, the life
services and maintain their quality and living
provide better home gardens as conditions of the
products related to satisfaction residents which
home gardens increased may lead towards
life satisfaction
 SATISFACTION DEFINITION

LITERATURE REVIEW

HOME GARDEN CHARACTERISTICS

BENEFITS

ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS

FACTORS INFLUENCING
RESIDENTS’ SATISFACTION PLANT DIVERSITY
TOWARDS HOME GARDEN

GARDEN MAINTENANCE
 LITERATURE REVIEW

SATISFACTION

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Eyiah-Botwe, (2015) An expression of the fulfillment of the predicted result
determined by earlier assumption with regard to the
quality level

Paul & Folorunso, (2015) Satisfaction can be influenced by several factors such as
environmental, socio-cultural, psychological and
individual’s personality
HOME GARDEN

DEFINITION
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Taylor and Lovell, A garden maintained by a single household on
(2012) owned, leased or borrowed land, either on the
same property as a residence or on an adjacent
land such as vacant lot, a tree lawn or a right of
way
Mohsin, Anwar, Also know as kitchen garden, a mixed garden, or
Jamal, Ajmal, & backyard, farmyard and compound garden or
Breuste (2017) homestead garden
HOME GARDEN

CHARACTERISTICS
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Galhena et al., Fundamental features of home garden
(2013) ➢Adjacent to the house
➢High variety of plants
➢Production is supplementary
➢Occupies a small size
➢Production system simply accessible to
the poor
Milow et al., The diversity of species which is their intimate
(2010) mixture of all types of plants on the same plot
of land such as herbs, shrubs, vines, trees and
other perennial is most distinctive and
significant characteristic of all home gardens
HOME GARDEN

BENEFITS
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Matei and Chirita, Economical benefits
(2019) Home gardens were utilized as a national strategy to
effectively resolve the current economic crisis and political
isolation
Food and Agriculture Food security
Organization of the Provide great potential to boost household food security and
United Nations (FAO) reduce deficiencies in micronutrients
(2010)
Scott et al., (2015) Health benefits
Possessed a garden to actively engage provides an outlet for
purposeful practice linked to increase self-esteem, creativity
and cognitive stimulation
FACTORS INFLUENCING RESIDENTS’ SATISFACTION TOWARDS
HOME GARDEN

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Haws, Winterich and The incorporation of principles of environmental
Naylor, (2013) protection in behavior

Cruz-Cárdenas & Awareness towards environmental of an individual are

Oleas, (2018) considered in predicting satisfaction of gardens

Lin et al., (2017) People with higher environmental awareness are

expected to utilize more from their gardens and often
interact with the garden for a longer period of time
FACTORS INFLUENCING RESIDENTS’ SATISFACTION TOWARDS
HOME GARDEN

PLANT DIVERSITY
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Cruz-Cárdenas & Individual’s satisfaction increases as plant
Oleas, (2018) diversity increases

Lerman, Warren, Satisfaction of residents in neighborhoods

Andrade & increased with greater desert bird diversity
Larson, (2019)
FACTORS INFLUENCING RESIDENTS’ SATISFACTION TOWARDS
HOME GARDEN

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
Cruz-Cárdenas & Negative events and experiences in a specific domain
Oleas, (2018) of people’s lives have a negative impact on people’s
assessment of their satisfaction

Identified several negative aspects of gardening,

including physical effort, monetary resources needed
and uncertain results
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS

SATISFACTION
TOWARDS HOME
PLANT DIVERSITY
GARDEN
LANDSCAPE

GARDEN
MAINTENANCE
 METHODOLOGY

Population Sampling size

• Residents at Perlis who own a According to Krejcie and Morgan
home garden will be chosen as (1970) if the population size is
respondents. around 1000000, 384 sample size
is needed.
• There are 253,100 population in
Perlis (Department of Statistic
Malaysia, 2019).
 Sampling technique

The Probability Sampling Technique is used by using cluster sampling

method

First, Perlis was divided into four district (clusters) which are Arau, Padang
Besar, Kangar and Kuala Perlis.

These clusters was divided into four district in Perlis.

Then, Simple Random Sampling (SRS) method was used to choose one
district out of the four district
 SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING (LOTTERY
METHOD)
Get the list of all four district in Perlis. Let, Arau,
Padang Besar, Kangar and Kuala Perlis

Give each district a number starting from 1 to 4

Print each number on separate pieces of paper

and place the number in a box. Record the
number.

The number (only one number) represent the

sample of the residents in this study.
 MEASUREMENT

Dependent
Independent variables
variables

Residents’
satisfaction Environmental Garden
Plant Diversity
towards home Awareness Maintenance
garden
 EXPECTED RESULT

• There will be a significant between the environmental

awareness and satisfaction of home garden among the
residents.
• There is a significant between the plant diversity and
satisfaction of home garden among residents.
• There is a significant between the garden maintenance and
satisfaction of home garden among residents.
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