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Garden Gate Tour

Posted July 20, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

We were privileged to host the first Byabarra Garden Gate tour last weekend. The idea is that each of us […]

Liquorice herb

Posted July 16, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

This delicate Liquorice herb (Tagetes filifolia) was actually difficult to propagate but so worth the effort for its strong and […]

Watercress

Posted July 14, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

I have to say making these floating pots and exploring aquatic edibles has been so much fun. Unfortunately, I have […]

Landcress

Posted July 14, 2020July 16, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Our lovely neighbour Mette gifted us some land cress and we have recently been able to separate it and share […]

Vegetable garden

Posted July 5, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

During isolation, we decided to turn the rabbit hutch into a veggie garden. We loved our bunnies, but Rabbits can […]

Lemongrass

Posted July 5, 2020July 9, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemongrass is one of my favourite scents and one of the first herbs we decided to plant in our Sydney […]

Dogbane

Posted June 27, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard

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

Salvia’s and the Eastern Spinebill

Posted June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Thanks to our crop swapping friend Cecilia, we’ve started collecting Salvia’s for the food forest at Booyong. Cecilia generously gifted […]

Huntsman Spider

Posted June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Insects

Scientific Name: The Huntsman spider belongs to the Sparassidae Family and there are approximately 95 known species of 1207 types […]

Making Mulch

Posted June 17, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Machinery, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Honestly, making our own mulch from fallen branches has made us so happy. It’s noisy and it takes allot of […]

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