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Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

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Perennial ground cover with creeping stems, and lavender flowers.

Other Names: Squaw mint, Mosquito plant, Pennyrile, Pudding grass

Origin: Europe, North Africa & Middle East

Size: 0.3m high, 1m spread

Growing conditions: full sun to partial shade

Propagation: root division, cuttings or seed. Cuttings will easily root in water.

Growing tips:  Grow in very damp areas, or place pot in water.

Use: Pennyroyal oil is used as a flea repellent for cats & dogs. Poisonous if ingested.

Availability in shop: all year

Vietnamese Mint (Persicaria odorata)

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Perennial, spreading plant with small pink flowers.

Other Names: Rau Rau, Rau Ram, Vietnamese Coriander, Lemon Coriander, Daun Laksa

Origin: Asia

Size: 0.5m high, 1m spread

Growing conditions: partial shade to full shade

Harvest: Prune/harvest regularly to encourage bushy growth.

Propagation: root division or cuttings, which easily root in water

Growing tips:  Grow in very damp areas, or place pot in water.

Use: Leaves have a hot, pungent, biting flavour and small amounts are great in salads, soups, stews, stir-fries, casseroles, meat and noodle dishes.

Availability in shop: all year

Vale Nathan Mahony – Past President of Yandina Community Gardens

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Linda and Doug’s son Nathan died peacefully but very unexpectedly in his sleep in his cottage on their Rosemount property on 27 November 2021.  He was 44 years old.

Nathan was a kind, gentle, very intelligent person with a great sense of humour.    He cared    very deeply about the planet and like many of us felt powerless to make it a better place.    In his early days on the Sunshine Coast he worked with Linda and Doug in their superb health food shop and later at Forest Glen Market Place as well as a number of other places.

In those early years he was an enthusiastic member of the newly formed Yandina Community Gardens and served as President for a time, organising a couple of really great festivals which brought young people into the gardens.

Our thoughts go out to Linda and Doug at this unbelievably sad time.

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)

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Spreading perennial water herb with small white flowers.

Other Names: Waterhyssop, Thyme-leafed gratiola, Herb of grace

Origin: world-wide

Size: 0.2m high, 1m spread

Growing conditions: full sun to partial shade

Harvest: all year

Propagation: from soft cuttings or division

Growing tips: Grow in boggy soils or in water. Will spread and mingle with other water plants.

Use: Leaves are used in Ayurvedic traditional medicine.

Availability in shop: all year

Edible Pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius)

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Small pandanus with strappy leaves.

Other Names: Rampeh, Dwarf Pandan

Origin: Not a wild species. Cultured since ancient times.

Size: 1.5m high, 1m spread, spreads by suckering

Growing conditions: partial shade

Harvest: all year

Propagation: from pups on stem

Growing tips: Grows well in moist conditions or stand pot in shallow water.

Use: Despite the name, leaves are generally not eaten but used to flavour foods. Used to wrap rice parcels for steaming, or to flavour rice and meat dishes.

Availability in shop: Limited, depending on mother stock.

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Acknowledgement of country

Yandina Community Gardens acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of the land, the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) people, past and present and emerging. We recognise and wish to learn from their spiritual and cultural connection to the land.