Survey on Garden Care and Management Realities: Managed Gardens Clearly Tending to Be Valued as 'Crime Prevention Measures'
Duskin surveyed 1,034 garden managers nationwide. Results showed a strong awareness of garden maintenance for crime prevention, especially for vacant houses (74.3%).
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The Total Green business (greenery and flower care services) operated by Duskin Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Suita City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Hiroyuki Okubo) conducted an internet survey targeting 1,034 men and women aged 30 and over nationwide who are garden managers. The survey focused on the realities of caring for and managing garden trees at their homes and vacant houses they manage. Among those who maintain gardens, the number of respondents who said they "want to show that the house is being managed as a crime prevention measure" reached approximately 51.7% for their own homes and 74.3% for vacant houses. On the other hand, the "need for regular maintenance" and "physical burden" have become major issues, resulting in many people feeling burdened by garden care and management.
[Survey Overview]
- Purpose of survey: To investigate the realities of garden management and crime prevention awareness
- Target audience: Men and women aged 30-79
- Survey area: Nationwide (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu)
- Survey method: Internet research
- Number of samples: 1,034 samples
- Preliminary survey: Period: Friday, December 19 - Sunday, December 21, 2025; Target: 10,000 samples
- Main survey: Period: Monday, December 22 - Wednesday, December 24, 2025; Target: 1,034 samples
*Conducted main survey by extracting 1,034 garden manager samples from the 10,000 preliminary survey samples.
[Survey Highlights]
I. Regarding managed gardens
- Looking at the overall housing types for homes, "Owned detached house (with garden)" was the highest at about 45.6%.
- The percentage of people managing detached vacant houses with gardens was about 3.9% overall.
II. Realities of garden care/management: Characteristics of care frequency, cost, and requested content
- Regarding whether professionals were requested for home gardens, "Everything is directly maintained by myself or my family" exceeded half at about 54.6%. Those who mainly hire professionals were a minority at about 9.2%.
- For vacant houses managed, "Everything is directly maintained by myself or my family" fell below half to about 43.8%. About 13.4% maintained the garden primarily by hiring professionals.
- The reason for hiring professionals, common to both homes and vacant houses, was centered around "requests for hard-to-reach places/tasks" requiring expertise (over 50%), rather than reducing time or physical burden.
- When choosing professionals, the points emphasized were "low cost," "flexible response," and "consideration for the neighborhood."
III. Awareness during maintenance: Relationship with crime prevention awareness
- About 32.2% answered they felt "anxious about crime prevention." In particular, those in "Detached house / Detached house (with garden)" had higher anxiety about crime prevention than other housing types.
- The highest common awareness was "wanting to keep maintenance costs to a minimum."
- About 51.7% of home garden maintainers and 74.3% of vacant house garden maintainers answered they "want to show it's a managed house as a crime prevention measure." This indicates a recognition that garden management has a certain effect on crime prevention.
IV. Do you want to use a service that slows down the growth of garden trees?
- It was about 32.4% for vacant house gardens and about 18.4% for home gardens.
I. Regarding managed gardens
Looking at home housing types, "Owned detached house (with garden)" was the most common at about 45.6% (Table 1). This was followed by "Rental apartment/condominium" and "Owned apartment/condominium." Also, as vacant houses increase nationwide, the percentage of people managing a detached vacant house with a garden was about 3.9% overall (Table 2).
[Survey Overview]
- Purpose of survey: To investigate the realities of garden management and crime prevention awareness
- Target audience: Men and women aged 30-79
- Survey area: Nationwide (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu)
- Survey method: Internet research
- Number of samples: 1,034 samples
- Preliminary survey: Period: Friday, December 19 - Sunday, December 21, 2025; Target: 10,000 samples
- Main survey: Period: Monday, December 22 - Wednesday, December 24, 2025; Target: 1,034 samples
*Conducted main survey by extracting 1,034 garden manager samples from the 10,000 preliminary survey samples.
[Survey Highlights]
I. Regarding managed gardens
- Looking at the overall housing types for homes, "Owned detached house (with garden)" was the highest at about 45.6%.
- The percentage of people managing detached vacant houses with gardens was about 3.9% overall.
II. Realities of garden care/management: Characteristics of care frequency, cost, and requested content
- Regarding whether professionals were requested for home gardens, "Everything is directly maintained by myself or my family" exceeded half at about 54.6%. Those who mainly hire professionals were a minority at about 9.2%.
- For vacant houses managed, "Everything is directly maintained by myself or my family" fell below half to about 43.8%. About 13.4% maintained the garden primarily by hiring professionals.
- The reason for hiring professionals, common to both homes and vacant houses, was centered around "requests for hard-to-reach places/tasks" requiring expertise (over 50%), rather than reducing time or physical burden.
- When choosing professionals, the points emphasized were "low cost," "flexible response," and "consideration for the neighborhood."
III. Awareness during maintenance: Relationship with crime prevention awareness
- About 32.2% answered they felt "anxious about crime prevention." In particular, those in "Detached house / Detached house (with garden)" had higher anxiety about crime prevention than other housing types.
- The highest common awareness was "wanting to keep maintenance costs to a minimum."
- About 51.7% of home garden maintainers and 74.3% of vacant house garden maintainers answered they "want to show it's a managed house as a crime prevention measure." This indicates a recognition that garden management has a certain effect on crime prevention.
IV. Do you want to use a service that slows down the growth of garden trees?
- It was about 32.4% for vacant house gardens and about 18.4% for home gardens.
I. Regarding managed gardens
Looking at home housing types, "Owned detached house (with garden)" was the most common at about 45.6% (Table 1). This was followed by "Rental apartment/condominium" and "Owned apartment/condominium." Also, as vacant houses increase nationwide, the percentage of people managing a detached vacant house with a garden was about 3.9% overall (Table 2).