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Marigolds

Posted July 24, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Marigolds are an annual plant, other than the Marigold Tagetes Lucida which is a Perennial. There are a large variety […]

Lemongrass

Posted July 5, 2020July 9, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemongrass is one of my favourite scents and one of the first herbs we decided to plant in our Sydney […]

Anne’s Bell Peppers

Posted June 12, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

These plants were gifted to us by our neighbour Anne and we have since shared them with many friends and […]

Brahmi – Aquatic Herb

Posted May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

During the recent drought, we were very delighted to discover how well our aquatic floating pots grew. Brahmi (Bacopa monniera) […]

African Blue Basil

Posted February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe

Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us an African Blue Basil plant (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum ‘Dark Opal’), a strong […]

Nigella

Posted November 12, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

This is the second year we’ve grown Nigella (Black Cumin/Nigella sativa) in our garden in Sydney – they have the […]

Lemon – Balm

Posted November 5, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

At Permaculture Sydney West Seed Savers recently we were discussing the value of knowing the herbs in your garden and […]

Calendula

Posted August 13, 2019August 11, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

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

Kaffir Lime

Posted May 26, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe

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

Mulberry Tree – In Chicken Coop

Posted April 25, 2019April 12, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

One of the first things Bob did when he built the chicken pen was plant a Mulberry tree. There are […]