Booyong Conservation Retreat

Warrigal Spinach

Warrigal Greens (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are an Australian native spinach that was popular with early settlers. They are fast becoming a […]

We’ve been trying different plants around the herb spiral border and Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is ticking all of the boxes. […]

I picked up a Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) plant at The Secret Garden in Richmond recently and have been amazed […]

I’m not sure of the origin of these little hot red cherry bombs but I’m so glad we have them […]

The edible, perennial and aquatic Rainbow Water Celery (Oenanthe javanica) is growing beautifully in the food forest dam at Booyong. […]

The scarlet bean not only has amazing fruits, but also have beautiful red flowers that attract bees and pollinators to […]

According to Costa and other sources, we were recently delighted to discover the succulent Baby Sun Rose (Aptenia cordifolia) has […]

Eggplant is one of my favourite vegetables and there are so many wonderful varieties to grow. This year we’ve grown […]

So excited to see our Passionfruit vine near the shack producing fruit this Summer, it’s lovely and sweet and the […]

Our lovely Wauchopian neighbour Meg gifted us a cutting of this perennial White Basil (Ocimum basilicum spp ) during Garden […]