본 연구는 원예치료에서 다양한 활동기법이라고 할 수 있는 화훼작품을 이용한 원예전시회를 통해 작품들을 선보이고 각각의 작품들이 갖는 미적가치와 작품을 제작하고픈 성취욕에 대한 일반인들의 참여의식을 고취하여 원예치료를 홍보하는데 목적을 두었다. 전시회는 2007년 4월 13일부터 4월 15일 까지 3일 동안 실시하였고, 전시된 작품들은 모두 11가지 작품들로 허브, 난, 코사지, 부케, 조화, 꽃바구니, 꽃꽂이, 압화, 자연프린팅, 사탕부케, 미니정원 등이다. 전시된 원예치료 작품을 방문객들에게 설문조사를 한 결과, 전체적으로 폐품을 재활용한 미니정원(바구니)과 일상생활에 유용하게 이용할 수 있는 자연프린팅 작품을 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 조사대상자들의 원예활동 흥미도는 매우 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 원예치료를 적용하면 효과적인 대상에 대한 결과로 스트레스를 받는 모든 사람들이라고 응답하였다.

This study set out to research preference of material color, to analyze the impacts changes of the depression an more effective of Horticultural therapy program for the old adults. The subjects were made out of the old adults who were taken care at 'Daeduk Senior Welfare Service Center' located in Namgu, Daegu Metropolitan City. The experiment was conducted once a week form Aug. 9 to Nov. 1, 2005, total in 13 times. To estimate the research subject's remedial value, GDS-K(Geriatric Depression Scale in Korean) was implemented before and after performing a horticultural therapy program, and each time a color preference for program key materials was examined. The evaluation is as follows : GDS-K evaluation indicated that the average point for entire research subjects prior to its implementation presented 23.4, while it was 16.6 with 7 drop after its implementation, which consequently implied a gradual decrease in melancholy and statistically showed a significant different(P<.05). Findings on the survey regarding a color preference for key materials revealed that cut flower, artificial flower, and colored stone, and moss preferred red color the most, while seed liked green color the most and floral form cared for pink the most. The findings drawn so far indicated that the horticultural therapy using bright and clear colors provided a positive impact for old people's melancholy. I conclude that it would be helpful for changing one's mood and improving an melancholy, to let horticultural therapy programs use their materials mainly with bright and clear colors, so as to make deeply-melancholy old people feel refreshed.

The research was conducted to draw preferences for horticultural activities as a leisure activity program of halls for the elderly. It aimed at a total of 56 old people who were from Daemyung-dong, Daegu : Daemyung 1 dong, 5 dong, 6 dong, 9 dong, 10 dong, along with Bongduck 3 dong. The research period was from Jul.21, 2005 to Dec.30, 2005, twice a month totaling 12 times. Horticultural activity program was simply implemented in consideration of the participating old people's age, after selecting frequently-used previous ones such as flower basket, dish garden, water culture, and potpourri bag making. Questionnaires were conducted after the program implementation. The survey result indicated as follows : regarding the preference study on the leisure program of the participating halls for the elderly horticultural activity showed 53.8% for the highest, ; regarding the preference study on horticultural activity program, bamboo strainer took 21%, corsage for 21%, potpourri bag for 10%, and hanging pot for 10%. The survey showed on the whole that the preference for works of flowers was relatively higher. The evaluation of sociality development after horticultural activity execution has presented a significant improvement(p<.001). Therefore, if the horticultural activity program is used as leisure activities of the halls for the elderly, it will seemingly put a positive impact on old people's personal relationship improvement and their leisure activities.

This research has limitations in selecting firms and the scope of survey respondents; however, it is meaningful to focus on the color of plant out of ecological aspects for adopting the low growing plants into the landscape architecture. This research contributes to actively adopt and use the native low growing plants by consideration of appreciative view and help people select the plants for landscape design based on users' preferences. From now on, the systematic and continuous research should be conducted by expanding the species of plants and the scope of research on the low growing plants. Through this, the active way of utilizing Chamaephyte should be made in terms of visual aspects.

High yield arable and crop farming demands a temporally and quantitatively determined application of plant nutrients according to field and culture. The nutrients may come from commercial fertilizers or from animal wastes. Regarding the dangers to soil, water and air, which come from current agricultural application measures for nitrogen, a sectoral approach for a nonpolluting liquid manure utilization cannot be used any longer. An integrated system approach has to be found, leading to a drastic improvement of nutrient utilization and hence to a considerably reduced nutrient use. This can be only expected, if the organic manure can be applicated at times, when losses through leaching and volatilization can be minimized.