November 5, 2019November 2, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemon – Balm

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

August 13, 2019September 12, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Calendula

What an all purposeful flower to have in the garden! The calendula is both edible and medicinal. Commonly known as […]

May 26, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe

Kaffir Lime

A friend at our local permaculture group introduced me to shampoo made from the Kaffir lime tree and I decided […]

April 25, 2019April 12, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Mulberry Tree – In Chicken Coop

One of the first things Bob did when he built the chicken pen was plant a Mulberry tree. There are […]

September 4, 2018January 11, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Oregano

The Oregano in the herb garden is enjoying the dry weather and doing extremely well. This has inspired me to […]

May 31, 2018February 6, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe

Rhubarb

One of the staples in our Food forest is the Rhubarb plant which grows back year after year. They are […]

May 22, 2018May 20, 2018Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Rosella

These flowers are stunning and I’m so excited to have wild rosella growing in the orchard at Booyong. The flowers […]

January 18, 2018January 14, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

We have Turmeric!

This plant has been a mystery to us, we thought it might be galangal and were incredibly delighted when we […]

October 3, 2017October 1, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Nasturtiums

Nasturtiums are annual edible flowers that are a wonderful addition to any garden and we have so many uses for […]

February 20, 2017February 11, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Rainforest Flora, Recipe

Sandpaper Fig

The Sandpaper Fig (Ficus coronata) is easily identified by its course leaves which are reminiscent of sandpaper. It belongs to […]