Verge gardens
Residents in City of Moreton Bay can create their own verge gardens on the nature strip in front of their property. The verge, or nature strip, is the area between the road and your property's front boundary.
You can transform this space into a lush garden full of plants and shrubbery to create a beautiful street frontage that’s the envy of your neighbourhood.
It is your responsibility to maintain verge garden areas and ensure they remain safe for pedestrians and road users.
Biodiverse verge gardens
Take your verge garden to the next level and help put nature back into nature strips by planting biodiversity-friendly plants. You can do this by choosing plants that are:
- native to your location
- a haven for bees, lizards, birds and other wildlife.
For more information, refer to the biodiverse verge gardens information pack(PDF, 4MB).
You can source locally native plants at one of Council’s community nurseries. Residents are also entitled to request one free native plant voucher each year for planting in their backyard.
Biodiverse verge garden demonstration sites
For inspiration, visit a biodiverse verge garden demonstration site.
Review the guideline and checklist before starting
Before starting, you must review the Local Law Guideline - Verge gardens(PDF, 1MB) and complete the Checklist for verge gardens(PDF, 712KB). All responses to the checklist must be 'yes' for your proposal to comply.