Abstract:The municipal flower borders are used in urban parks,roads,squares and other areas. Based on the field investigation and application of municipal flower borders in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the results show that there are 173 species of municipal flower border plants belonging to 134 genera and 56 families, including 66 species of shrubs, 106 species of herbs and 1 species of vine. Three kinds flower border configuration modes such as monochromatic group, two-color group, and multi-color group are analyzed. From the perspective of the sustainable development of urban greening, some suggestions are presented to strengthen the selection of plant variety, optimize the configuration structure, ensure reasonable planting density, strengthen the monitoring and control of diseases and insect pests, and improve maintenance management level of recommendations.