November 14, 2017November 11, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Orchard, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Bunnies – What are they good for?

Our guests are loving the bunnies, and I have to say the kids and I are enjoying them too! However, after selling […]

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 3, 2017October 1, 2017Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Recipe, Vegetable Garden

Nasturtiums

Nasturtiums are annual edible flowers that are a wonderful addition to any garden and we have so many uses for […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

June 29, 2016November 28, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Recipe

Seville Oranges

Seville Orange The Seville orange tree is an existing fruit tree and the sour orange is used for cooking jams […]