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Tag: Orchard

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Horseradish

Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us some Horseradish and its flourished in the Booyong Herb Spiral. Growing – Horseradish […]

March 14, 2022Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Cape York Lily (Native Turmeric)

This stunning flowering tropical plant is known as the Cape Your Lily or Native turmeric (scientific name Curcuma australasica). It […]

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

Warrigal Spinach

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

May 15, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Comfrey

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

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Pineapple Sage

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

May 2, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Cherry Chilli

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

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Rainbow Celery

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

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

Scarlet Runner Beans

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

April 18, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Vegetable Garden

Baby Sun Rose

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

April 18, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Eggplants

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

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