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.