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[pebblerocker]

I mourn the loss of biodiversity in my lawn. The front lawn used to be mainly red and white clover and a few daisies, but the kikuyu grass has moved in and taken over right up to the house and has smothered everything else. Organic gardening advice seems to be, often, just to learn to live with it and avoid worrying yourself into an early grave. Kikuyu does make a lawn that won't brown off in summer and it doesn't mind being walked or driven on, but it's not pleasant to sit or play on because it makes me itch. And gardening near kikuyu is difficult. Unless I can commit myself to cutting it back regularly without fail, any flower bushes, small shrubs or young trees I put in are just going to vanish.

There's kikuyu all up the driveway side of the house, and it's coming around the corner of the garage and trying to get into the compost bin. I've been outside ripping it up and my forearms are all red and itchy. It's extending tentacles into the back lawn and I'm trying to slow its progress because that part of the section is mainly yarrow. I love my sort ferny yarrow lawn and I don't want it to disappear.