Booyong Conservation Retreat

Calendula

What an all purposeful flower to have in the garden! The calendula is both edible and medicinal. Commonly known as […]

We believe that the meadow was home to sheep many years ago, and when we arrived a neighbour’s horses were […]

One of the first fruit trees we planted in the Food Forest at Booyong was the Kalamata Olive. This tree […]

We have become a coffee nation and in Australia it is estimated 75000 tonnes of ground waste is produced annually, […]

I am a regular visitor at The Secret Garden – it’s a not-for-profit community garden and nursery at the Western […]

Flowering in the cabin garden currently is the Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty‘, a member of the Proteaceae family. It has prolific […]

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

So happy to see the firewood shed complete and ready to go! It’s been a long time coming, but Bob […]

I’m ashamed to admit that we’ve neglected the grape vine at Booyong. The young leaves are a favourite for the […]

Every Australian garden with children requires a lemonade tree. The lemonade tree is said to be a cross between a […]