Abstract:
The home garden is an important part of the residential building and for this
reason this study was made to shed light on this part which is mostly
neglected in Sudan. The research aims at identifying the parts related to home
garden landscaping, its effect on the climate and to what extent it can be used
in improving the microclimate factors. Since the residence is the place in
which the person spends most of his time, the selection was made to the home
garden as a tool assisting in adaptation of the external environment with the
factors of microclimate.
In order to establish these facts and find out to which extent the research
hypotheses are correct, the systematic theoretical study was backed up by
data from books, references and field study of the city of Omdurman (as a
case study). Due to the difficulty of studying the whole area, samples of
houses which contain gardens in three different residential areas were
selected. Questionnaires were used as tools to gather information about rest of
the region. The information was analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) to obtain the results of the study.
The study established the following results which are: Home garden design
has an impact on microclimate around buildings. Also the adaptation with the
microclimate factors can be achieved through the home garden design. In
addition there is a lack of interest in home gardens in Sudan, although the
majority of house holders support that the garden is important in each house.
Finally, the study found out the reasons for non-interest of home gardening,
and many other aspects which are related to home garden design in Sudan
These results have proved the correctness of the study hypothesis .The
research was concluded with a number of recommendations related to the
results.
