Converting your verge to natives is a fantastic way to save on water, support local wildlife and make your garden more climate resilient.
Native verges are low maintenance and never need mowing. They celebrate WA’s beautiful local plants and protect our precious biodiversity.
Get inspired to plant your own native verge by visiting one of the hundreds of native verges already in Curtin.
Check out our map below to find a native verge near you, and explore verges in your neighbourhood with our self-guided walking trails.
Below is all the information and resources you need to get started with your own native verge makeover.
NATIVE VERGE MAKEOVERS
Did you miss Native Verge Open Day? Check out our slideshow of highlights of the day - native verges in full bloom!
NATIVE VERGE MAP
Resident available to chat to public (Pink flower)
Showcase verge (Yellow star)
Participating verge (Green flower)
To view the walking trails, zoom in to any cluster of participating verges. The walk trails are marked in blue lines.
HOW TO DO A NATIVE VERGE MAKEOVER
Over winter, our volunteers helped Melanie replace her lawn verge with natives. This process was quick, but took a lot of heavy lifting to remove the grass.
Thank you to the Town of Mosman Park for supporting us with lawn removal and mulch delivery. Thank you to volunteer, Emma, for making the video.
This flyer steps you through a low cost, low effort process for replacing your lawn verge with native plants. You’ll need to start in spring or summer, but each step is easy and cheap.
Thank you to the Town of Cambridge for sharing this process with us.
RESOURCES
These websites have lots of free resources and information to help you do your own native verge makeover. These nurseries provide cheap, native seedlings.
ReWild Perth helps you create a wildlife-friendly garden plan to suit your suburb and block.
NatureLink Perth has info about green corridors and a native verge guide.
Friends of Kings Park has regular native plant sales, a directory of native plants, and a horticulture hotline you can call or email for advice.
Water Corporation plant directory can help you find waterwise plants that suit your suburb.
Western Suburbs Plant Guide covers Cambridge, Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Peppermint Grove and Subiaco councils.
APACE Nursery sells discounted seedlings to residents of participating councils in May. Their suburb selector helps you identify local native plants.
Muchea Tree Farm sells tube stock of native plants.
Tube stock seedlings are cheaper, grow faster and establish better root systems than plants in larger pots.
free Native verge designs
Our volunteer landscape designers have made free native verge designs that you can use. You may need to adjust plant numbers to fit your verge. Click on the image to download.
Low Maintenance Verge Design
Noongar Seasons Verge Design
Biodiversity Verge Design
Coastal Verge Design
WHAT’S YOUR COUNCIL’s POLICY ON native verges?
| LGA | Verge policy online | Permission required? | Maximum plant height (1.5 m from kerb) | Native Plant subsidy scheme (* Apace Nursery) | Other incentives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | YES | NO | 75cm | YES* | |
| Claremont | YES | YES | 50cm | YES* | |
| Cottesloe | YES | YES $345 fee |
Generlly 60cm | YES* | Waterwise verge rebate of $15 per m2 up to $500 |
| Mosman Park | YES | YES | 60cm | YES* | |
| Nedlands | YES | NO | 60cm | YES* | |
| Peppermint Grove | NO | Native verge not permitted | n/a | YES* (for garden only) | |
| Perth | YES | NO | Up to 10cm without approval | Subsidy on application | Limited funding and support for verge restoration. See online for details. |
| Stirling | YES | NO | 75cm | Free plants | Free mulch and makeover guides |
| Subiaco | YES | NO | 50cm | YES* | Waterwise rebate up to $500 |
ABOUT NATIVE VERGE OPEN DAY
Native Verge Open Day was organised by the urban greening volunteers from Curtin’s Pathway to Net Zero, in partnership with ReWild Perth.
Curtin’s Pathway to Net Zero is a community initiative from the office of Kate Chaney MP.
ReWild Perth is a local non-profit helping you create a beautiful native garden that brings nature home. ReWild Perth is a project of Perth NRM and Birdlife Australia.
ReWild Perth’s participation in this project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Perth Natural Resource Management, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners panel.
