May 15, 2021Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Comfrey

We’ve been trying different plants around the herb spiral border and Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is ticking all of the boxes. […]

January 16, 2021Aquatic Plants, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden, Weeds

Azolla – Aquatic Water Weed

I love discovering new plants at Booyong – it makes me so happy and is always good to know the […]

July 26, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Borage

After several attempts, we have finally had success growing Borage at Booyong. The poly tunnel and netting are what helped […]

November 7, 2018November 4, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Projects

Using Fire to reduce risk!

Prior to the Summer Season we experimented with using fire in the Meadow to reduce risk and prepare for the […]

October 9, 2017October 8, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Gardening, Orchard, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

An exceptionally dry Winter at Booyong

Being a rural property that is dependent upon rain water, Booyong has certainly felt the impact of our dry winter. […]

June 28, 2017June 25, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Fungi, Rainforest Flora

Coral Fungi

The other fungi we have recently discovered in the rainforest is a salmon pink coral like fungi. We believe this […]

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017Conservation, Fungi

Fungi at Booyong

The fungi in the rainforest at Booyong have fascinated me and I have to admit at this time I know […]

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017Australian Mammals, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Fauna, Frogs, Grasses, Insects, Native Shrub, Orchids, Rainforest Flora, Trees

The Booyong Rainforest ….

When you enter into the rainforest at Booyong it’s like another world and we are looking forward to sharing our […]

January 20, 2017January 8, 2017Accomodation, Australian Mammals, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Fauna

I think this Joey needs a name – any ideas?

Back in April last year we did a blog post on this Eastern Grey Kangaroo who is still visiting the cabin […]

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 […]