Gardening with Kikuyu - Lessons and Tips
Kikuyu grass—it’s the ultimate double-edged sword for gardeners.
While its fast growth and soil-stabilising properties make it a blessing for open spaces, it can quickly turn into a relentless invader in your garden beds.
We have worked with longtime friends and collaborators Honey and her mother Leonie on a fantastic downloadable PDF Guide Gardening with Kikuyu, Lessons and Tips to share their experience taming this complicated grass in their gardens.
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For Honey Atkinson and her mother, Leonie, gardening isn’t just a hobby—it’s a way of life. They share a multigenerational home on ten acres of Djiringanj Country, near Bermagui, New South Wales, where they’ve spent the past four years shaping their land into a space that reflects their values—connection to nature, sustainability, and a love of homegrown food.
Leonie has a knack for creating abundance without breaking the bank, sourcing cuttings wherever she can. Honey, a professional photographer and videographer, documents their journey, capturing the changing seasons and the hard work that goes into turning a once-bare block into a thriving, productive landscape.
In their experience, managing Kikuyu is essential for a balanced, low-maintenance garden. This guide shares tried-and-true methods to keep this vigorous grass in check—whether you want to contain it as a lush lawn, prevent it from invading your garden beds, or replace it with more manageable ground covers. From practical techniques to sustainable solutions, this guide is designed to help you work with Kikuyu, not against it.
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Whether you’re starting fresh or tackling an overgrown patch, this guide is packed with practical advice to help you reclaim your garden. Take the first step toward a sustainable, beautiful garden!
