Developing a framework of edible garden concept for horticultural therapy for the elderly people.

Nowadays horticulture therapy become worldwide practice and have been identified that it is a successful treatment mostly towards all types of abilities and ages where have been practices within the various type of institutional. Edible landscaping also puts forward a productive landscaping option as this type of landscape integrates food-producing plant selection to be applied to conventional landscape designs. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of horticultural therapy on the psychological, physical, cognitive function, and quality of life among elderly in Pusat Aktiviti Warga Emas (PAWE) Kemumin, Kelantan. A new landscape plan for the green space at Pusat Aktiviti Warga Emas (PAWE) Kemumin is designed which is aimed at having beneficial effects towards elderly people especially on the scope of horticultural therapy through edible garden concept. Besides, the site study is analyzed by carrying out the checklist through the elements of horticultural therapy in the edible garden which are classified into three main topics including physical attributes, biological attributes, and also social attributes indirectly, those findings are considered and also being incorporated in the landscape project proposal. The main idea of the project is to developing and design a regular feeling in the essential area of the garden which indirectly is an alternative for spare time prevails, the therapy processes within nature, and also to gain the memories of the elderly people's lives. New master planning of edible garden for horticultural therapy towards the Pusat Aktiviti Warga Emas (PAWE) Kemumin being produced in a way to achieve the main point that being carry on from the aims and objectives of the study. Other than that, the layout of the garden created in a clear and simple layout, also visible and clear view while, the design eases the disorientation and creates a series of activities that can boost the senses which the users can experience at the center of PAWE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]