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Worm Tower

We are passionately supportive of composting and have tried many methods at our home in Sydney. Initially we had large […]

This is one of my favourite herbs in my Sydney garden, the flowers are beautifully scented and have so many […]

What an all purposeful flower to have in the garden! The calendula is both edible and medicinal. Commonly known as […]

One of the first fruit trees we planted in the Food Forest at Booyong was the Kalamata Olive. This tree […]

I am a regular visitor at The Secret Garden – it’s a not-for-profit community garden and nursery at the Western […]

I have to say making these floating pots and exploring aquatic edibles has been so much fun. Unfortunately, I have […]

I’m ashamed to admit that we’ve neglected the grape vine at Booyong. The young leaves are a favourite for the […]

Every Australian garden with children requires a lemonade tree. The lemonade tree is said to be a cross between a […]

We weren’t sure that this plant was going to be ok, it’s such a willowy shrub and its viability was […]

A friend at our local permaculture group introduced me to shampoo made from the Kaffir lime tree and I decided […]