Research on Community Garden Practice – Taking “the Kid’s Garden” in Hunan Agricultural University as an Example

As a form of urban green space, community gardens have provided urban residents with various environments, to satisfy their social, economic and health interests. For the purposes of creating public, open and shared spaces, this article summarizes and contrasts the history of the community garden development in Europe and America, while analyzing the development situation of China as well. Taking “the Kid’s Garden” in Hunan Agricultural University as an example, the authors discuss the whole practice process in three aspects: the layout design, the construction process, and the operation and maintenance plan. Finally, the conclusion of the article presents a community garden building model, which is supported by universities with the goals to reward the society, as well as to provide a win-win result between practice and teaching. This experience is hoped to popularize community gardens and to make a contribution towards a harmonious society.