We started by getting rid of the invasive cooch grass. For such a big area the only option seemed like a chemical one - glyphosate in a watering can. But it worked well and we have needed hardly any hand follow ups. The verge is an island surrounded by concrete, so once the cooch is gone its unlikely to re-invade (not quickly anyway).We spread a layer of coarse mulch over the entire verge. This was great stuff and supplied for free by the City of Fremantle as part of its verge beautification program. Since then we've also used the Mulchnet free mulch and delivery service and occasionally dug our own mulch from the depot opposite the Claremont Showgrounds .
We planted our first plants in December 2005. Its not the recommended time of year (!), but all survived the long hot summer - no doubt partly because of the moisture retained by the mulch.
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