Research On Status And Countermeasures For Vertical Planting In Shijiazhuang

With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, each countryand city are facing a series of serious environmental problems, the deterioration ofecological environment becomes a direct threat to the survival and development of allmankind. The city is becoming more and more crowded, city greening constructionbecomes more and more difficult. How to creat a better landscape environment,maxmize the ecological economy and social benifit on the limited city land? Verticalplanting can make full use of different condition of sites, conducting multi-forms,multi-level greening and beautification on the regenerative space formed by all thebuildings and structures, thus to gain twice with half effort on improving the livingenvironment and the ecological environment. Vertical planting has becaming animportant way to realize the sustainable development of the city.The capital of HeBei province, Shijiazhuang city is a typical northen city, thecoverage rate of city greening is low, city environment problem is quite severe.Shijiazhuang is ongoing with an large-scale city construction and renovation projectcalled:"Great changes within three years" project.It is critically important andnecessary to promote Vertical Planting at this time. This artical is precisely based onthis point to caryy out the investigation.Based on the correct analysis of the concept, meaning, effect,form and thedevelopment status of Vertical Planting, this article investigated some theory relatedwith Vertical Planting, analyzed the basic principle of the design of Vertical Planting.Many problems have been found by Site investigation of the Vertical Planting inShijiazhuang, and it is still in the initial stage. In response to these issues, proposed aseries of countermeasures,such as To establish sound policies,regulations andmanagement systems，give priority to low-cost form of Vertical Planting,improve theresearch of Vertical Planting, develop the characteristics of Shijiazhuang VerticalPlanting and so on.Hope to play a certain reference on Vertical Planting for northerncities with similiar geography, climate and environment like Shijiazhuang.