Booyong Conservation Retreat

Labour of love – Teapots

We discovered some rusty old teapots in a bucket in the shed and thought we’d give them some tender loving care […]

The striking blue berries caught my eye when walking along the path at Booyong recently. They are the berries of […]

Red Sorrel (Rumex sanguineus) is a must in any kitchen garden, this perennial herb has lovely bright lime green leaves […]

A herb everyone should have in their garden is Common Thyme (Thyme vulgaris) and we are so glad it grows […]

Bergamot – Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) – This herb alluded us until recently, we thought it may be a mint […]

One of the features that attracted us to Booyong was the view of Bago Bluff from the entrance of the […]

Who knew snapdragons were edible? We loved the flowers on the snapdragons at Booyong this Winter, they were so bright […]

Red Ball – Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus). These beneficial, edible flowers have grown very well at Booyong and provided us with […]

I have mints coming out of ears at the moment and I must admit the identification process is a little […]

Wasabi Lettuce (Brassica juncea) is growing in the veggie patch at Booyong, it has a very distinct wasabi flavour and […]