October 23, 2018October 21, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

A pair of Pears

We were so excited to discover a pair of pears on our Packham’s Triumph Pear tree. With the stunning plentiful […]

September 4, 2018January 11, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Oregano

The Oregano in the herb garden is enjoying the dry weather and doing extremely well. This has inspired me to […]

July 5, 2018July 3, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

Egg Shells

At Booyong we are always learning how to recycle and utilize food scraps in the house and garden. After researching […]

May 29, 2018May 12, 2019Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recycling and Going Green

Potash

The fires are burning at Booyong and we have recently purchased a tin bucket to collect potash from the fire […]

May 22, 2018May 20, 2018Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Rosella

These flowers are stunning and I’m so excited to have wild rosella growing in the orchard at Booyong. The flowers […]

May 10, 2018May 6, 2018Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening

Frangipani

We’ve been busy taking cuttings from our Sydney tropical garden to embellish the outdoor shower area and one of the […]

January 18, 2018January 14, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

We have Turmeric!

This plant has been a mystery to us, we thought it might be galangal and were incredibly delighted when we […]

November 6, 2017April 1, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard

Pomegranate Tree

W are so excited, our pomegranate tree at Booyong is flowering! The flowers caught my eye in the orchard when I […]

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. […]

October 2, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

Herb Garden

We love to recycle what we can and used an old water tank to create a herb garden for our […]