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Maintaining Kikuyu the Water Wise Way

Kikuyu

– commonly known as kikuyu – is the most widely used lawn grass in South Africa. It is native to east Africa and has an aggressive growth form, which means it can become invasive and take over indigenous grasses. Kikuyu is drought tolerant,

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