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

Liquorice herb

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

July 14, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

Watercress

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

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

Landcress

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

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

Vegetable garden

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

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

Lemongrass

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

June 27, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard

Dogbane

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

June 27, 2020April 30, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Salvia’s and the Eastern Spinebill

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

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Insects

Huntsman Spider

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

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

Making Mulch

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

June 15, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Black Apple Tree

Another tree identified when our friends from the local Botanical group visited is the Pouteria Australis,  also known by the […]