November 12, 2017November 11, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Machinery, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Portable Fire Pod – One for the boys!

So we decided a while ago to build a fire fighting unit after an incident we had at Booyong! Not long […]

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. […]

September 12, 2017September 9, 2017Aquatic Plants, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation

Bullrush

Maintaining the natural environment surrounding the dams at Booyong is important for the native flora and fauna. This sedge is commonly […]

September 4, 2017September 3, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Shatterwood Tree

As you descend the Hilltop track you will encounter the Shatterwood Tree (Backhousia sciadophora) recognizable by its large buttressed trunk […]

August 30, 2017August 29, 2017Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation

Grey Fantail

The little Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) has been fanning its tail and flittering on the edge of the rainforest eluding […]

July 24, 2017February 17, 2019Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Fauna, Gardening, Gardening - Natives

Grevillea – Prostrate Woolly Bush

Common Name: Prostrate Wooly bush Botanical Name: Grevillea Lanigera The surrounding gardens of the cabin at Booyong were basically a […]

July 19, 2017July 15, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Lizards, Trees

Hoop Pine Tree

We have a magnificent Hoop Pine tree (Araucaria cunninghamii) growing in what we call the cabin circle at Booyong. It’s […]

June 30, 2017June 25, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Places of Interest

Farm Gate Tour 2017

This year Booyong Conservation Retreat once again took part in the Hastings Landcare’s 2017 Farm Gate Tour. The Farm gate […]

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 26, 2017June 25, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Conservation, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Shiny Leaf Stinging Tree

The shiny leaf stinging tree (Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants)can be found as you descend the Hilltop walk at Booyong and […]