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Category: Gardening – Natives

Eastern Spinebill

Posted August 28, 2018August 25, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives

A regular visit around the grevillea’s in the gardens at Booyong recently has been the Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris). This […]

Whiteroot – Native Herb

Posted July 10, 2018July 3, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Floral Herbs, Gardening - Natives

When you look closely at the grasses of Booyong you’ll discover a variety of tiny native herbaceous flowers. This little […]

Break of Day

Posted April 10, 2018April 7, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

Despite several losses in my native garden beds, I have persisted and am so very excited when a new plant […]

Macadamia nut trees

Posted February 20, 2018February 10, 2018 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Macadamias are loved by everyone, and for good reason; they taste amazing, are full of good fats and antioxidants, lower […]

Grevillea Venusta

Posted November 8, 2017November 5, 2017 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

As you can see, this Grevillea Venusta is stunning and it’s currently flowering at Booyong. This Grevillea is commonly known as […]

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 […]

Hoop Pine Tree

Posted July 19, 2017July 15, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Lizards, Trees

We have a magnificent Hoop Pine tree (Araucaria cunninghamii) growing in what we call the cabin circle at Booyong. It’s […]

Grevillea Lollypops and the Monarch Butterfly

Posted July 17, 2017July 15, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

We were amazed last week when we discovered our Grevillea Lollypops covered in beautiful Monarch Butterflies. We planted a variety […]

Deep Yellow Wood Tree

Posted March 17, 2017March 12, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Trees

A plant that has been a mystery to us at Booyong until now is the RHODOSPHAERA rhodanthema, commonly known as […]

Sandpaper Fig

Posted February 20, 2017February 11, 2017 Booyong ConservationLeave a commentPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Rainforest Flora, Recipe

The Sandpaper Fig (Ficus coronata) is easily identified by its course leaves which are reminiscent of sandpaper. It belongs to […]

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