Getting ready for more dry weather

The weather forecast for our region is for more dry and warm weather for the next few months. It is weeks since we have had rain and the soil is as hard as a rock. I have been trying to keep some of the veggies alive as well as some plants I don't want to lose but have decided to do what we did during the last long drought and plant succulents which don't require a lot of water.

So I have been on the lookout for any succulents we don't already have and, as I said in a previous post, when we visited a plant sale at the Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival, three succulents just appeared in the boot of my car. LOL! I took photos of most of our plants so that I can keep track of what we have as sometimes they just disappear for some reason. Those in the above photo would take over the garden given half a chance I think. I don't know the names of a lot of what we have but perhaps someone else might be able to enlighten me.

This was taken from a huge plant by a neighbour and I think the name is 'Flapjack'. 

Another plant without a name which I bought from Danish Flower Art on the way into town. Their succulents are selling for $5 if you happen to be passing by on the highway. If you are into beading then hang on to your wallet as they have hundreds and hundreds of beads there.

I bought this one there on the same day. 

This is a Gasteraloe Green Ice which I bought in Warwick ....

...as well as Sempervivium Oddity...

...and Albucca Spiralis which is a very unusual looking plant. 

The rest of the unnamed succulents are ones we have had for many years ...

..as you can tell from the cobweb in the above photo. 

Once a year our Council lets residents choose two plants from their nursery which we are notified about when we get our rates notice. Last year we turned up on the first day the plants were available and could hardly get a park as it looked like all the gardeners in town had the same idea. This year I will get there even earlier and try to beat the crowd but I don't like my chances. Obviously gardening is a popular pastime in Toowoomba. However, I did pick up this succulent which is looking the worse for wear with the cold weather and is called Crassula Ovata. 

I like this pinkish plant which grows prolifically which is just as well due to the lack of TLC it gets.  It is growing over onto the path so I need to cut it back. I was going to take some to our Simple Living Toowoomba workshop last Saturday but unfortunately it was cancelled due to sickness. 

I think these plants might be called Jelly Beans or something like that. 

There are a few other bits and pieces we have growing as well. Thankfully they all survived the frosts of winter which I think are now behind us but here you never know if there will be a late frost which will surprise us all. It has happened before. 

Our Carnival of Flowers is not all that far away so if you are planning on visiting at that time it goes from the 20-29 September. Other coming events are the Bush Christmas from the 27th November to the 6th December. Some items are already available from their online shop. Handmade Under the Stars is also on at the Cobb and Co Museum on the 22nd November so don't miss out on that as it is great. So our city is going to be a very busy one in the coming months. 

Have a great week everyone!