Hastings Farmgate Tour
Sadly, the current covid-19 situation has led to the inevitable cancellation of the 2020 Hastings Farm Gate Tour. However, we […]
Malabar Chestnut Tree
The Malabar Chestnut (Pachira glabra) tree has been exceptional during the recent drought, it’s surprisingly remained lush and green with […]
Dogbane
This beautifully winter flowering plant is said to repel dogs and cats. It is commonly known as Dogbane (Plectranthus caninus) […]
Water Gum Tree
When visiting recently our friend from the local Botanical group, Les identified two large Water Gum Trees (Tristaniopsis Laurina) […]
Tasks completed at Booyong during May
Each month we have a list of standard jobs that need to be completed, this is adjusted as we obtain […]
What’s been happening at Booyong in May
Booyong has bounced back after the rains, it is lovely and green again, the dams are full, the creeks are […]
Brahmi – Aquatic Herb
During the recent drought, we were very delighted to discover how well our aquatic floating pots grew. Brahmi (Bacopa monniera) […]
Booyong is back in business
What a turbulent start to 2020 it’s been. First, we had the drought and then Booyong was closed over the […]
African Blue Basil
Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us an African Blue Basil plant (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum ‘Dark Opal’), a strong […]
Bushfires – Booyong Closed until further notice
After a harrowing week, we have decided that it would be best to not take new bookings at Booyong over […]