Accomodation – Page 2

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, 2020April 30, 2021 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 […]

Golden Whistler

Posted June 15, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation

Would you believe over 130 bird species have been sighted at Booyong. The latest discovery is Golden Whistler who loves […]

Anne’s Bell Peppers

Posted June 12, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

These plants were gifted to us by our neighbour Anne and we have since shared them with many friends and […]

Hastings Farmgate Tour

Posted June 6, 2020June 1, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Places of Interest, Projects, Rainforest Flora

Sadly, the current covid-19 situation has led to the inevitable cancellation of the 2020 Hastings Farm Gate Tour. However, we […]

Tasks completed at Booyong during May

Posted June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Machinery, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Each month we have a list of standard jobs that need to be completed, this is adjusted as we obtain […]