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 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 […]

April 19, 2018April 7, 2018Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Vegetable Garden

A Broody Hen

What an interesting month March has been in the poultry department at Booyong. I had no idea how poultry works […]

March 26, 2018April 5, 2019Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Persimmon Tree

One of our favourite trees in the Orchard is the established persimmon tree – such a bonus as they take […]

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 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 12, 2017November 11, 2017Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Machinery, Projects, Vegetable Garden

Portable Fire Pod – One for the boys!

So we decided a while ago to build a fire fighting unit after an incident we had at Booyong! Not long […]

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. […]