June 12, 2020July 26, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

New Poly Tunnel in the Food Forest

  Everyone seems to be building polytunnels in their veggie gardens these days. Now that we have one, I can […]

June 2, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Dogbane

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

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

Tasks completed at Booyong during May

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

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Gardening - Natives, Machinery, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

What’s been happening at Booyong in May

Booyong has bounced back after the rains, it is lovely and green again, the dams are full, the creeks are […]

November 12, 2019November 2, 2019Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Nigella

This is the second year we’ve grown Nigella (Black Cumin/Nigella sativa) in our garden in Sydney – they have the […]

November 3, 2019November 2, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Identifying Species at Booyong

As you walk around the food forest or conservation area at Booyong, you may notice that several of the plants […]

August 21, 2019July 12, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Lavender

This is one of my favourite herbs in my Sydney garden, the flowers are beautifully scented and have so many […]

June 20, 2019June 16, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard

Floating pots

I have to say making these floating pots and exploring aquatic edibles has been so much fun. Unfortunately, I have […]

April 12, 2019July 5, 2020Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Chickens at Booyong ….

We’re very happy to continue to have our neighbour Ashleigh supply and care for our chickens at Booyong. Sadly some […]

April 9, 2019July 7, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Blueberries

Like most fruits, blueberries can cope with a bit of shade, but do best when they have full sun all […]