Comparison Of Chinese And American Home Gardening

China possesses a rapid and stable economic development, resulting in an increased people's disposable income and free time. Home gardening is an activity that can get rid of pressure and restrict, and taking part in which can make oneself happy and satisfying. With advanced technology and developed economy, home gardening in the USA has certain construction experiences and a relatively universal industry chain. However, home gardening is just at its beginning stage in China. This paper integrates literature study, comparative analysis and other methodologies. Through systematically researching of home gardening in those two countries, it lists some suggestions of constructing home gardening with Chinese characteristics.First, this study describes in detail the history of the home gardening. It also states the current status of the home gardening both in China and America.Next, by comparing the theory and practice of home gardening in China and America, such as the landscaping elements (site, plants, garden ornaments, etc.) and design methods, this paper exhibits their essential difference: Chinese traditional natural Philosophy promotes natural beauty, the landscape elements are organized in a more natural way; American natural Philosophy emphasizes the power of people. In their courtyard, natural raw materials are chose as landscape elements and then are organized neatly.After that, this paper compares the flowers industry, garden center, broadcast media, seed industry and gardening material industry between China and America. With the research above, this thesis finds out four reasons why the home gardening develops slowly in China: technical and autoimmunization level is low; seed industry lacks competitive power; production structure is inadequate to meet the demands market; gardening information learning network and promotion system is not perfect.Finally, four suggestions of developing Chinese home gardening are proposed: a) determining the dominating space of Chinese home gardening; b) emphasizing the guidance of reasonable consumption while supporting production; c) establishing a comprehensive marketing system; d) strengthening the supporting and increasing the propaganda.