Our Verges
At the City of Fremantle, we encourage residents to develop and maintain verge gardens to provide a range of social, environmental, and economic benefits to the community. The City provides a number of annual schemes with thanks to Waterwise Greening Co-funding, which assist residents to create a successful verge garden including:
Native Plant Subsidy Scheme
We promote planting local native species in your garden as a great way to enhance our biodiversity, plus they require less water, nutrients, and maintenance compared to traditional lawns.
The City along with the Water Corporation Greening Co-funding Scheme encourages residents to purchase up to 20 low-cost native plants from Apace WA during May each year.
Free Mulch
Residents can collect free tree mulch from the Fremantle Recycling Centre, subject to availability.
Verge Garden Guidelines
For tips of create a sustainable verge view the City’s Verge and Urban Garden Policy and Verge Garden Guidelines.
Verge mowing and maintenance
The City mows arterial road verges, bus route verges, and designated hazardous road verges six times a year. While other verges are City property, residents are responsible for their maintenance. Thank you for helping keep our community looking its best!