Initiatives in Urban Greening: analysis of attitudes towards a voluntary-assisted urban residential road verge-planting program

City road verges often represent existing green space and provide opportunities for ecological enhancement. Urban greenspace improvement initiatives at the residential verge scale require genuine community support engagement success. We examined a community-based voluntary assisted greening program designed to enhance connectivity using native plants in local municipality Perth, Western Australia. A social survey of verge-greening participants non-participants was conducted understand factors associated with involvement. Results indicated general resident program, where both groups viewed objectives positively. However, were less convinced, than participants, likelihood that would achieve its aims merits some aims. This paper provides insight into tool developing urban enhancing natural values roadside level.