Orchard

What’s been happening at Booyong in May

Posted May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Gardening - Natives, Machinery, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Booyong has bounced back after the rains, it is lovely and green again, the dams are full, the creeks are […]

Brahmi – Aquatic Herb

Posted May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

During the recent drought, we were very delighted to discover how well our aquatic floating pots grew. Brahmi (Bacopa monniera) […]

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 […]

Nigella

Posted November 12, 2019November 2, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

This is the second year we’ve grown Nigella (Black Cumin/Nigella sativa) in our garden in Sydney – they have the […]

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 […]

Worm Tower

Posted September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

We are passionately supportive of composting and have tried many methods at our home in Sydney. Initially we had large […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kalamata Olive Tree

Posted August 8, 2019August 6, 2019 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard

One of the first fruit trees we planted in the Food Forest at Booyong was the Kalamata Olive. This tree […]