June 4, 2020June 1, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard

Malabar Chestnut Tree

The Malabar Chestnut (Pachira glabra) tree has been exceptional during the recent drought, it’s surprisingly remained lush and green with […]

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 […]

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Brahmi – Aquatic Herb

During the recent drought, we were very delighted to discover how well our aquatic floating pots grew. Brahmi (Bacopa monniera) […]

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe

African Blue Basil

Our lovely Sydney neighbour Mette gifted us an African Blue Basil plant (Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum ‘Dark Opal’), a strong […]

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 5, 2019November 2, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Lemon – Balm

At Permaculture Sydney West Seed Savers recently we were discussing the value of knowing the herbs in your garden and […]

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 […]

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recycling and Going Green, Vegetable Garden

Worm Tower

We are passionately supportive of composting and have tried many methods at our home in Sydney. Initially we had large […]