Cabin Garden

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, 2020June 27, 2020 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) […]

Tasks completed at Booyong during May

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]