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 […]

February 20, 2018February 10, 2018Booyong Conservation Retreat, Cabin Garden, Conservation, Gardening - Natives, Orchard, Rainforest Flora, Trees

Macadamia nut trees

Macadamias are loved by everyone, and for good reason; they taste amazing, are full of good fats and antioxidants, lower […]

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 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 […]

August 5, 2016August 10, 2016Booyong Conservation Retreat, Recipe

Grapefruits ….

Grapefruits are a plenty at Booyong this time of year …. I don’t know what we’d do without the lovely […]