Orchard – Page 4

Malabar Chestnut Tree

The Malabar Chestnut (Pachira glabra) tree has been exceptional during the recent drought, it’s surprisingly remained lush and green with […]

This beautifully winter flowering plant is said to repel dogs and cats. It is commonly known as Dogbane (Plectranthus caninus) […]

Each month we have a list of standard jobs that need to be completed, this is adjusted as we obtain […]

Booyong has bounced back after the rains, it is lovely and green again, the dams are full, the creeks are […]

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

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 […]

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 […]