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Tag: Cabin Garden

Warrigal Spinach

Posted June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Vegetable Garden

Warrigal Greens (Tetragonia tetragonioides) are an Australian native spinach that was popular with early settlers. They are fast becoming a […]

Pineapple Sage

Posted May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

I picked up a Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) plant at The Secret Garden in Richmond recently and have been amazed […]

Thyme – Common

Posted January 13, 2021 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

A herb everyone should have in their garden is Common Thyme (Thyme vulgaris) and we are so glad it grows […]

Snapdragons

Posted November 1, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Who knew snapdragons were edible? We loved the flowers on the snapdragons at Booyong this Winter, they were so bright […]

Grevillea – Forest Rambler

Posted July 25, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

We have waited along time for our Forest Rambler Grevillea to flower and are so happy with it’s lovely soft […]

Lemongrass

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

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

Salvia’s and the Eastern Spinebill

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

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

Making Mulch

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

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

Golden Whistler

Posted June 15, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation

Would you believe over 130 bird species have been sighted at Booyong. The latest discovery is Golden Whistler who loves […]

Dogbane

Posted June 2, 2020 Booyong ConservationPosted in Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

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

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