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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

August 21, 2019July 12, 2021Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Lavender

This is one of my favourite herbs in my Sydney garden, the flowers are beautifully scented and have so many […]

August 15, 2019August 11, 2019Accomodation, Birds, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden

Pied Butcher Bird

So we suspect Bob’s been feeding this little guy for some time, he’s a constant companion as we’re working around […]

June 25, 2019June 24, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Gardening - Natives

Hakea “Burrendong Beauty”

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

June 18, 2019June 16, 2019Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden

Firewood and Firewood Shed

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

May 9, 2019May 8, 2019Booyong Conservation Retreat

Grevillea Carpet Queen

Anyone who has followed our site for a while would know the challenges, we’ve faced planting new natives at Booyong. […]

April 4, 2019March 30, 2019Accomodation, Booyong Conservation Retreat, Orchard, Vegetable Garden

Paw Paw

I dream of making paw paw and mango salad from fruit on the farm. Unlike other fruit trees the paw […]