Gardening – Page 3

Rosella

Posted May 22, 2018May 20, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

These flowers are stunning and I’m so excited to have wild rosella growing in the orchard at Booyong. The flowers […]

Frangipani

Posted May 10, 2018May 6, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening

We’ve been busy taking cuttings from our Sydney tropical garden to embellish the outdoor shower area and one of the […]

We have Turmeric!

Posted January 18, 2018January 14, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

This plant has been a mystery to us, we thought it might be galangal and were incredibly delighted when we […]

Pomegranate Tree

Posted November 6, 2017April 1, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard

W are so excited, our pomegranate tree at Booyong is flowering! The flowers caught my eye in the orchard when I […]

An exceptionally dry Winter at Booyong

Posted October 9, 2017October 8, 2017 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Gardening, Orchard, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

Being a rural property that is dependent upon rain water, Booyong has certainly felt the impact of our dry winter. […]

Herb Garden

Posted October 2, 2017 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

We love to recycle what we can and used an old water tank to create a herb garden for our […]

Grevillea – Prostrate Woolly Bush

Posted July 24, 2017February 17, 2019 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Fauna, Gardening, Gardening - Natives

Common Name: Prostrate Wooly bush Botanical Name: Grevillea Lanigera The surrounding gardens of the cabin at Booyong were basically a […]

Lemon and Lime Tree

Posted June 19, 2017November 28, 2018 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

My brother Andrew and his wife Kelly gifted me this Lemon and Lime grafted tree a few years ago and […]

Log seating ….

Posted April 24, 2017April 22, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects

When we arrived at Booyong some 18 months ago we discovered a pile of large logs by the dam. Since […]

Rustic Fruit Tree Signs

Posted February 17, 2017February 11, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects

Thank you to our lovely friend Astrid who inspired us to create these signs to place in the orchard and […]