November 21, 2016May 9, 2021Aquatic Plants, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Frogs, Rainforest Flora

Cape Water Lily

The Cape Water Lily is native to South Africa and we are always delighted when the sun shines and they […]

November 18, 2016February 6, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Native Frangipani

In spring, outside the cabin windows you’ll find a Native Frangipani which has cream and yellow flowers and a lovely […]

November 16, 2016November 26, 2016Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation

Sacred Kingfisher

Each spring the Sacred Kingfisher inhabits the main dam at Booyong and he is stunning! This year we have been blessed with […]

November 14, 2016November 12, 2016Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Two Veined Hickory

The two veined leaves were an identifying factor when we discovered the Acacia binervata  (commonly named Two Veined Hickory) at […]

November 11, 2016November 4, 2016Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation

Kookaburra

This little guy has been so hard to catch a picture of. I’ve been up early in the morning and […]

November 9, 2016November 4, 2016Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat

Guestbook Rocks

Rather than I guest book at Booyong we invite our visitors to decorate a rock collected from Lighthouse beach and Rainbow […]

November 7, 2016April 30, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Orchids

Tongue Orchid

We discovered this Tongue Orchid (also known as the Thumbnail Orchid) whilst creating a garden bed from fallen trees recently. […]

November 4, 2016October 26, 2016Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Cheese Tree

We had heard from Dave and Beryl there was a cheese tree at Booyong and until recently we had no […]

November 2, 2016October 26, 2016Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives, Rainforest Flora

Dogwood Tree

The Jacksonia Scoparia (Dogwood Tree) was a mystery to us until it recently started flowering. It’s actually quite stunning and […]

October 31, 2016April 25, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Rainforest Flora, Vulnerable Species

Senna Acclinis

At Booyong we have a rare plant species “Senna acclinis” which was discovered  by our friendly botanist and is listed […]