Councils plant and maintain street trees. Residents can help those trees thrive by replacing the grass on the verge with a low-maintenance, native verge garden. Brisbane City Council has a policy and guidelines for residents here. (Bonus: less mowing!)
The ACF Community Brisbane Northside Verge Garden Nature Project is part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Save Our Big Backyard campaign to raise community awareness and knowledge about the importance of biodiversity and native habitat in our suburbs as well in regional and remote areas.
Visit an established verge garden to see how native plants and street trees work together to create cooler, walkable, interesting streets.
There are two verge gardens side by side here.
Find out why we need to work within the guidelines and why native plants are recommended.
See various native plants in place, compare the tree in the garden with trees surrounded by grass.
We will be on hand to answer any questions from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Please RSVP for the address.