The area between the front fence and the road.
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“footpath” or “sidewalk” if it is concrete (nature strip refers to the grass)
As pictured, it is the verge. If there were a paved/hard area to walk on, that would be the footpath and the remaining area would be the verge. The verge does not include the footpath.
But I’d prefer ‘nature strip‘ if there was a formed footpath next to the fence.
But if there was an actual concrete path would say footpath
depending on whether there is a cement path or not
Depends if it’s concrete or grass
depends on state – see earlier response
encountered verge when in WA first
footpath for the concrete and nature strip for the grass part
Footpath if hard surfaced. First heard nature strip in Vic.
footpath if it’s paved, if it’s grass it’s nature strip
Footpath if paved, nature strip for the grassed area
footpath if paved, nature strip if grass/trees
footpath if there is a path; nature strip if it’s grass
footpath is the paved area; a nature strip is covered in grass or plants, often between the footpath and the road
footpath is the paved part, the grass is nature strip
Footpath is where one can walk; nature strip is planted.
footpath only if there is a path
Footpath only if there is concrete
footpath only when its paved
Footpath, if it has a hard surface. Nature strip for this photo, with just vegetation.
Front lawn (as opposed to our front garden). Footpath is specifically for the concrete path and I only started using nature strip and verge in my 20s and 30s
Grassed area would be nature strip
hard area is footpath, grassed area is nature strip
I may call it a footpath if there was a path their
I think I use nature strip for the grass in the centre of the road, dividing the lanes
I use ‘footpath‘ for the concrete pedestrian path and ‘nature strip‘ for the grassy area between the footpath and the road. This question needs tweaking for accuracy as there are usually two distinct areas between the front fence and the road.
I use something else, but my mind has blanked on it right now.
I would use footpath if there was a path
If it had paving, it would be a footpath
if it is concreted it is footpath if it is lawn its verge or median strip
If it’s paved it’s a pavement
if there is a footpath then you have a nature strip and a footpath – otherwise just a nature strip – this is fun!
If there was a paved path it would be a footpath. If there is just vegetation, grass and/or bushes and trees, the part with vegetation would be the nature strip.
If there’s a path, that’s the pavement/footpath, grassy area is the nature strip.
In Melbourne suburbs, the area between a fence and a road would usually have both a footpath (paved path) and a nature strip (grass).
interchangeable
It’s a footpath when there is concrete, so the footpath is next to the nature strip which is grass.
It’s kind of more a nature strip since footpaths have concrete
It’s only a footpath if paved path is present. Else verge.
More likely to call it a footpath if it has a hard surface e.g. bituminous, bricks and a nature strip or verge if grassed
Nature strip = grass, footpath = concrete or asphalt
Nature strip if it is an actual strip of grass next to the concrete path or the middle of the road)
nature strip implies your excluding the pavement if there is one, verge would be both nature strip & pavement
nature strip is grass. footpath is concrete.
nature strip is the grassed area when there is a narrow strip of paving
not sure why but I often hear and say front verge. also verge side for collection.
Now I live in WA I now call it a verge
Only grass is a nature strip a footpath is concrete path
or footpath
Paved area is footpath, grassed area is nature strip
Since working for my local council, I also call it ‘verge‘.
That’s what my parents always called it.
The footpath and nature strip are two distinct parts of that area, not used interchangeably.
The footpath is the concrete path in the middle of the grass area
The footpath lies between the nature strip and the front fence
the grass/plants bit, if footpath (cement) there it’s just called a footpath
The nature strip is not the entire area between the front fence and the road. It does not include the footpath. Only the grassy area
The nature strip is the grassy bit. The footpath is only if there’s a path there.
The path is a footpath and the grassed area is the nature strip
The side of the road
This could be a footpath and/or a nature strip because there is no defining line between the two
verge & footpath would get me there, but I don’t tend to use them
Verge if it’s lawn / garden, footpath if it’s concreted for walking on.
When I say footpath, people think of concrete. They say nature strip in Canberra
Where I live there’s almost always a council-built footpath, and I’d call the strip of land between the path and the kerb the ‘nature strip‘ or ‘verge‘. If I spent more time in areas without purpose-built footpaths, I might become more inclined to call something like in the picture a footpath.
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