Abstract:As the primary means of preventing soil erosion, plants play an important role in the application of garden slopes. In this paper, the ground cover plants of 33 garden slopes in Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area are investigated and evaluated. Using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), an evaluation model based on 3 criteria layer factors of ecological, adaptability and ornamental value and 10 index factors is constructed to screen and evaluate the ground cover plants on the slopes. The results show that 18 kinds of slope ground cover plants with high application frequency can be divided into 3 grades, including 3 species of Grade I, 11 species of Grade II, and 4 species of Grade III. Heptapleurum arboricola, Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum, and Duranta erecta are good choices for slope plant materials. Finally, it is suggested to prioritize the slope protection ability of plants, increase the proportion of local plants, enrich the plant hierarchy in slope plant configuration and so on.