所用植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)不同分為：木本(ben)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)綠(lv)化；藤本(ben)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)綠(lv)化；草本(ben)植(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)綠(lv)化。

按栽(zai)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)物方(fang)法(fa)不同分為(wei)：栽(zai)植(zhi)法(fa)和(he)播(bo)(bo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)法(fa)。播(bo)(bo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)法(fa)主要用(yong)于草本(ben)植(zhi)物的綠化(hua)，其它植(zhi)物綠化(hua)適用(yong)栽(zai)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)法(fa)。播(bo)(bo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)法(fa)按使(shi)用(yong)機(ji)械(xie)與(yu)否(fou)，又(you)可分為(wei)機(ji)械(xie)播(bo)(bo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)法(fa)和(he)人工播(bo)(bo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)法(fa)；按播(bo)(bo)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)方(fang)式不同還可分為(wei)點播(bo)(bo)、條播(bo)(bo)、撒(sa)播(bo)(bo)。

按植(zhi)(zhi)生(sheng)土(tu)的來源不同可分為：客(ke)土(tu)綠(lv)化和原地(di)綠(lv)化。客(ke)土(tu)綠(lv)化按所用材料不同又分為：移土(tu)綠(lv)化和植(zhi)(zhi)生(sheng)砼綠(lv)化。

在符合邊坡綠(lv)化基(ji)本原則的(de)前提下(xia)，邊坡綠(lv)化方(fang)法的(de)選擇需(xu)考慮以下(xia)因素：