June 19, 2017November 28, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Lemon and Lime Tree

My brother Andrew and his wife Kelly gifted me this Lemon and Lime grafted tree a few years ago and […]

April 28, 2017April 25, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Projects

Hand Painted Signs at Booyong

A recent project at Booyong was to make and paint some signs for the bushwalks in the conservation area. This […]

April 24, 2017April 22, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects

Log seating ….

When we arrived at Booyong some 18 months ago we discovered a pile of large logs by the dam. Since […]

March 17, 2017March 12, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Trees

Deep Yellow Wood Tree

A plant that has been a mystery to us at Booyong until now is the RHODOSPHAERA rhodanthema, commonly known as […]

February 20, 2017February 11, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Rainforest Flora, Recipe

Sandpaper Fig

The Sandpaper Fig (Ficus coronata) is easily identified by its course leaves which are reminiscent of sandpaper. It belongs to […]

February 17, 2017February 11, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects

Rustic Fruit Tree Signs

Thank you to our lovely friend Astrid who inspired us to create these signs to place in the orchard and […]

February 15, 2017February 10, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

Mulla Mulla

Of all the plants we put in this spring the Mulla Mulla has settled in beautifully at Booyong, even in […]

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 […]

December 30, 2016November 5, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

Grevillea – Scarlet Sprite

This Grevillea rosmarinifolia ‘Scarlet Sprite’ belongs to the Proteaceae family and has become quickly established in one of our cabin […]

November 28, 2016November 26, 2016Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Rainforest Flora, Trees, Vulnerable Species

Grevillea Hilliana

We are very fortunate to have two Grevillea Hilliana trees at Booyong. They been listed as an Endangered Species by […]