topiary ornamental plant. These results can be associated with the facts that the respondents feel safe,
comfortable and the images are pleasing to the eye. Photographs that show images planted with big tree,
scattered developed the feeling of lack of safety. According to Sabrina and Nik Hanita (2012), ornamental
vegetation roles are for aesthetic and ecological values and also one of the alternative methods in greening
urban areas. The lowest total mean rating (mean=3.15) is photograph that shows the monkeys on the
pedestrian ways. There are many cases reported by the users to the Penang Botanic Gardens officer
regarding the monkeys. They disturbed and chased the visitors thus the monkey’s behaviour makes the
respondents feel unsafe and uncomfortable.
Table 4. The top three highest mean rating of preferred photograph based on respondent’s marital status