Cabin Garden

African Blue Basil

Posted February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe

Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us an African Blue Basil plant (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum ‘Dark Opal’), a strong […]

Lemon – Balm

Posted November 5, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

At Permaculture Sydney West Seed Savers recently we were discussing the value of knowing the herbs in your garden and […]

Identifying Species at Booyong

Posted November 3, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

As you walk around the food forest or conservation area at Booyong, you may notice that several of the plants […]

Lavender

Posted August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

This is one of my favourite herbs in my Sydney garden, the flowers are beautifully scented and have so many […]

Pied Butcher Bird

Posted August 15, 2019August 11, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden

So we suspect Bob’s been feeding this little guy for some time, he’s a constant companion as we’re working around […]

Calendula

Posted August 13, 2019August 11, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

What an all purposeful flower to have in the garden! The calendula is both edible and medicinal. Commonly known as […]

Hakea “Burrendong Beauty”

Posted June 25, 2019June 24, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

Flowering in the cabin garden currently is the Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty‘, a member of the Proteaceae family. It has prolific […]

Floating pots

Posted June 20, 2019June 16, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard

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

Firewood and Firewood Shed

Posted June 18, 2019June 16, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden

So happy to see the firewood shed complete and ready to go! It’s been a long time coming, but Bob […]

Tropical Soda Bush – Weed

Posted February 21, 2019February 17, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Weeds

With the assistance of Bob who has lived in Queensland, we were recently able to identify the Tropical Soda Bush […]