| In the context of the rapid development of contemporary metropolises,the relationship between youth and nature has received widespread attention,and nature education has gradually received attention.Plant landscape is the main element to create a natural education landscape atmosphere and an important way to effectively spread natural knowledge to young people.Its design also requires new ideas and methods to better play the educational functions of plants.The author believes that the construction of plant landscapes based on the development status of natural education in China and the actual needs of young people is of great significance to the inheritance of natural culture and the practice of natural education.This article uses the literature induction method,case analysis method,field investigation method,interview method,questionnaire survey method and case demonstration method to explore the plant landscape design of the youth nature education base.The main research results are as follows:(1)Organize and summarize the relevant theories and practical materials of natural education,natural education bases and plant landscape design at home and abroad.Put forward to understand nature education from three angles about nature,use nature and study nature,and analyze the concept,type,nature and education form of youth nature education base.(2)Conducted on-site investigations on the status of plant landscapes in the green areas of the three daily activity areas of the youth residential area,the primary and secondary school campuses and the park,and summarized the shortcomings of the plant landscapes in the current youth activity area,including the educational function of plants is not prominent;the selection and configuration of plant varieties are seriously homogenized,lacking characteristics and fun;plants are out of touch with water bodies and game facilities;the space of plants is monotonous,lacking colored leaves and flowering tree species and so on.(3)Analyze relevant excellent cases and refer to construction experience;understand the actual needs of 7-15 year olds for plant landscapes in natural education bases through interviews and questionnaires,and guide plant landscape design in natural education bases from the perspective of young people.(4)Based on the theoretical basis and practical needs summarized above,six design principles of base plant landscape are put forward,which are to enhance the artistry of landscape effect,to attach importance to the scientificity of plant selection,to attach importance to the guidance of spatial identification,to improve the interaction between teenagers and plants,to inspire the culture of cognitive education and to ensure the ecological development of the base.From the perspective of visual observation,auditory discovery,tactile practice,olfactory cognition and taste experience,this paper explores the configuration form of plant landscape in the base,and summarizes four possible space types of plant landscape in the youth natural education base.(5)Taking the plant landscape of Xiaorui Youth Natural Education Base in Nanxian of Yiyang as an example,this paper designs the base from the current situation to demonstrate the practicability and feasibility of the ideas and methods.This paper discusses the relationship between natural education and plant landscape.By emphasizing the education,ecological and aesthetic functions of plants,we can cultivate the concept of respecting nature and caring for nature,so as to provide new ideas for the development of the natural education base for young people. |