Vegetable Garden

Nigella

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

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

As you walk around the food forest or conservation area at Booyong, you may notice that several of the plants […]

Toilet paper – we all use it every day here in Australia, and every year thousands of trees are cut […]

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 […]

We have become a coffee nation and in Australia it is estimated 75000 tonnes of ground waste is produced annually, […]

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

One thing we’ve learnt since having Booyong and starting our food forest is the importance of choosing climate appropriate plants. […]