Azolla – Aquatic Water Weed
I love discovering new plants at Booyong – it makes me so happy and is always good to know the […]
Category: Vegetable Garden
Pizza Thyme
Another variety of Thyme we having growing in the herb spiral at Booyong is Pizza thyme (also known as Italian […]
Red Sorrel
Red Sorrel (Rumex sanguineus) is a must in any kitchen garden, this perennial herb has lovely bright lime green leaves […]
Thyme – Common
A herb everyone should have in their garden is Common Thyme (Thyme vulgaris) and we are so glad it grows […]
Bergamot – Lemon Mint
Bergamot – Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) – This herb alluded us until recently, we thought it may be a mint […]
Snapdragons
Who knew snapdragons were edible? We loved the flowers on the snapdragons at Booyong this Winter, they were so bright […]
Wasabi Lettuce
Wasabi Lettuce (Brassica juncea) is growing in the veggie patch at Booyong, it has a very distinct wasabi flavour and […]
Chocolate Mint
In the floating pots on the dam at Booyong, we have Chocolate mint (Mentha X piperita f. citrata ‘Chocolate’) growing. […]
Michelle Lettuce
I couldn’t say no when I was asked to grow Michelle lettuce (Lactuca sativa) to collect seeds at Seedsavers. This […]
Borage
After several attempts, we have finally had success growing Borage at Booyong. The poly tunnel and netting are what helped […]