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THE CREEPER THAT NEVER SLEEPS

The choko vine is usually given little thought, care or attention, which makes it the ideal plant for a lazy gardener.

Once the plant of choice to grow over the backyard dunny, today it disguises the shed or is left to spread carelessly over the back fence. If wild doesn’t work for you, it can be tamed and grown on a trellis at the back of the vegetable patch or along the

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