So when my partner first did the landscaping in the backyard of our place 7-8 years ago, we had 2 2m2 patches either side of a small back deck that was planted with the ol Bunnings special kikuyu/buffalo (unsure which! We have a mix of both runners picturdled, but lots more of the one on the right). It made sense at the time, but fast forward to now and we have a nightmare on our hands.
For various reasons (time/health/blah blah) we just struggle to keep up with maintenance and the runners go absolutely bonkers and get everywhere.
I would love to rip it all out and replant with something native and low maintenance. We're in the northern burbs of Melbourne.
Has anyone any advice for ripping out the stuff we currently have? I spent an hour or so just with my hands and a small shovel this afternoon and didn't have much impact 😅
I am currently looking at something like a burra weeping grass – we don't have dogs and don't really 'use' the grass areas so don't need anything hard wearing. Does that make sense for our situation?
by Tankii
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Microlaena stipodies is a very easy lawn to maintain. It does get knee high but it’s not fleshy so extremely easy to mow. Also absent of runners like most other grasses and disperse seed well.
I have a section of lawn that is micro and can’t recommend it more