By swapping grass with a range of plants and trees, these multi-layered forests create 30 times more green surface area than grass alone.

Tiny Forests can still thrive in busy, polluted, built-up areas where they can offer many benefits including:

• Provide shade and cool the air
• Help maintain clean air and water
• Provide habitat for animals and insects
• Restore local biodiversity
• Create a buffer to reduce noise
• Absorb carbon dioxide to reduce the impact of global warming
• Becoming a self-sustaining system with less maintenance.

They are just one part of Council’s Urban Greening Program to create a more liveable future.