July 5, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Vegetable garden

During isolation, we decided to turn the rabbit hutch into a veggie garden. We loved our bunnies, but Rabbits can […]

July 5, 2020July 9, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemongrass

Lemongrass is one of my favourite scents and one of the first herbs we decided to plant in our Sydney […]

June 27, 2020April 30, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Salvia’s and the Eastern Spinebill

Thanks to our crop swapping friend Cecilia, we’ve started collecting Salvia’s for the food forest at Booyong. Cecilia generously gifted […]

June 17, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Machinery, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Making Mulch

Honestly, making our own mulch from fallen branches has made us so happy. It’s noisy and it takes allot of […]

June 12, 2020July 26, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

New Poly Tunnel in the Food Forest

  Everyone seems to be building polytunnels in their veggie gardens these days. Now that we have one, I can […]

June 12, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Anne’s Bell Peppers

These plants were gifted to us by our neighbour Anne and we have since shared them with many friends and […]

June 2, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Dogbane

This beautifully winter flowering plant is said to repel dogs and cats. It is commonly known as Dogbane (Plectranthus caninus) […]

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Machinery, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Tasks completed at Booyong during May

Each month we have a list of standard jobs that need to be completed, this is adjusted as we obtain […]

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

What’s been happening at Booyong in May

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

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Brahmi – Aquatic Herb

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