Boongala Native Gardens and Rainforest in Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia | Performance & event venue

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Boongala Native Gardens and Rainforest

Locality: Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia

Address: 76 Pitt Town Road 2156 Kenthurst, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.boongalagardens.com

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25.01.2022 We have six Spear Lillies flowering for the first time in twenty years. Just one of the interesting Native Plants you will see when you visit our Boongala Gardens on one of the next two, four day weekends. Rainforest and Bush Tucker Tours 11am and 1.30pm.

24.01.2022 Our Grevillea Flamingo with its beautiful bird attracting Flowers and tall weeping habit.

24.01.2022 Beautiful large pink flowers on the Fraser Island Creeper ( Tecomanthe Hillii ) brightens up our Rainforest at this time of year.

23.01.2022 A nice Bouquet and Gift Box arrangement of Aussie Native flowers we cut from our gardens this morning. Banksias, Grevilleas, Wattle, Paper Daisies, Kangaroo Paw and Gum Tips.

23.01.2022 Our Native Bush Orchids are looking great at the moment. Two more four day weekends to see them. Be part of the Rainforest and Bush Tucker Guided Tour leaving at 11am and 1.30pm. We practice Covid Safety.

23.01.2022 Our Rainforest is looking great after the recent rains. Be part of our Rainforest guided tours when we open again during March.

23.01.2022 Open for two more weekends, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 10am to 4pm. The gardens are looking fantastic and lots of great Native Plants for sale. Five acres of Native Gardens to explore. Plenty of room for a Picnic.

22.01.2022 In Gardening Australias show last night, most of Costas introductions to some of the stories were filmed in our Boongala Gardens.

21.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers out there. We were very busy today with our $20 bunches of Aussie flowers for Mothers Day. All picked from our gardens.

21.01.2022 Costa and the ABC crew were back again today. Standing by one of our Kurrajong trees. I joined Costa on a Live Rainforest and Bush Tucker walk and talk for his Facebook Page.

20.01.2022 Thank you to all the visitors that came to Boongala this Autumn. Hope to see you all again when we open in Spring. Hibiscus geranoides putting on a show at the moment, with the grey foliaged Acacia baileyana prostrate form in the background.

18.01.2022 Our Grevillea Bipinnatifida attracts plenty of Honeyeaters and Native Bees. Also attracts plenty of admirers when they visit our gardens.

18.01.2022 Theres a touch of Gold in the Gardens at the moment. Grevillea Golden Lyre in the foreground, Melaleuca Revolution Gold in the background.

18.01.2022 We have a good crop of tasty Aussie Raspberries ( Rubus Probus ) this season. Plenty of these and other Bush Tucker plants for sale when our gardens open from the 28th August.

18.01.2022 For all those who missed Boongala on Gardening Australia recently, here is the link to the episode. https://www.abc.net.au///for-the-love-of-natives/12703804

17.01.2022 Thank you to all the visitors that came to Boongala this Autumn. Hope you can visit us again in Spring. Hibiscus geranoides putting on a real display this season. The grey foliaged Acacia baileyana prostrate form in the background adds character to the gardens.

16.01.2022 Our Boongala Native Gardens are open for the next two weekends, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Lots of Bush Tucker Plants for sale. Native Raspberries and Finger Limes shown below. Selling a large range of Aussie Bush Tucker shrubs including Native Plums, Native Guava, Midyim Berries, Lemon Myrtle, Aniseed Myrtle, Currie Myrtle, Native Ginger and plenty more. Also a large range of Bird and Native Bee attracting Native Plants.

15.01.2022 Our Firewheel Tree has a few late flowers to admire. Our Gardens will be open from the 28th August to 28th September.

15.01.2022 Hundreds of visitors this season. The gardens are looking great with plenty of colour. Rainforest and Bush Tucker Tours are very popular leaving at 11am and 1.30pm. Plenty of room to be Covid Safe.

13.01.2022 The garden is starting to show a lot of colour for our Spring opening which starts on the 28th August. We will be open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays for four weekends. 10am to 4pm. Large collection of Aussie Native Plants for sale. Rainforest and Bush Tucker Tours leave at 11am and 1.30pm. We will be practicing Covid Safety.

13.01.2022 Our Boongala Gardens will be shown on Gardening Australia on the ABC next Friday night. These Leptospernum Flavescens Cardwell are looking great at the moment. Next Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday are the last four days our Boongala Gardens will be open this season.

12.01.2022 Some of the Boongala Native Animals we created from corrugated iron which was salvaged from the old poultry sheds which once stood on the property.

12.01.2022 Our Hoya Australis is looking great this season. Growing 3metres up this Tallowood tree.

11.01.2022 A visit by one of Boongala friends today.

11.01.2022 Colourful arrangement we put together for a special Birthday using Aussie Flowers from our gardens. Banksias, Grevilleas, Kangaroo Paw and Paper Daisies.

11.01.2022 We enjoyed having Jasmine and Ben visit Boongala for their wedding photographs.The bouquet was made with flowers from our gardens.

11.01.2022 Our Grevillea Tangos put on a show every season.

10.01.2022 Our Boongala Gardens will be shown on ABC Gardening Australia on Friday night on Channel 2 at 7.30pm. Filming was done last September 2019.

09.01.2022 Nice arrangement of Aussie Native Flowers with Banksia Coccinea, Grevillea Elegance, Geraldton Wax and Paper Daisies.

09.01.2022 One of three arrangements we made for a special friend today. All cut from our Boongala Gardens.

08.01.2022 One of our Fowering Gums ( Corymbia ficifolia Dwarf Orange ) with its amazing colour

08.01.2022 Bottlebrush time again, this beauty is Calistemon Burgundy Jack, puts on a show every season.

07.01.2022 Plenty of Autumn colour in these arrangements, Banksias, Grevilleas and Queensland Pittosporum berries.

07.01.2022 One of our beautiful Ivory Curl Trees in flower. The Stingless Native Bees love this one.

07.01.2022 Last weekend was our busiest ever. We are open for the next three weekends, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, 10am to 4pm. Plenty to talk about on our Rainforest and Bush Tucker Guided Tours at 11am and 1.30pm. Lots of Native plants for sale. Bring a picnic as there is plenty of room to be Covid Safe.

06.01.2022 Unbelievable flowers on our Firewheel tree. (Stenocarpus Sinuatus). Flowers look great in floral arrangements as well.

06.01.2022 Our Granddaughter Jess and Great Granddaughter Ivy with a bouquet of Aussie flowers that we cut from our gardens.

05.01.2022 Doryanthes palmeri flower has taken five weeks to fully open, what a show! First flowers for twenty five years. Flowers are full of nectar for the bees and birds.

04.01.2022 Our Hibiscus insularis really turns heads with its Yellow and Pink flowers. Native to Phillip Island, part of the Norfolk Island group.

04.01.2022 It was great to have Costa and the Gardening Australia film Crew visit us today. Coming back again on Monday.

04.01.2022 Last day tomorrow, Monday 28th September to see this beautiful and rare Daviesia orborea. Join our Guided Rainforest and Bushtucker Tour leaving at 11am and 1.30pm.

03.01.2022 Inquisitive pair of Eastern Yellow Robins keep me company while working in our Rainforest.

03.01.2022 Our pink flowering Macadamia is looking spectacular at the moment, the bees are loving it.

02.01.2022 Some huge Grass trees ( Xanthorrhoea glauca) we found when we last visited Coolah Tops National Park in N.S.W.

02.01.2022 Had a nice afternoon when our local federal member, Julian Leeser, visited our gardens.

01.01.2022 Aussie Native Flowers from our gardens were used to decorate our Great Granddaughters Naming Day cake.

Boongala Native Gardens and Rainforest in Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia | Performance & event venue