1. Place drought-tolerant plants like rosemary and lavender in positions where they will shelter their thirstier friends from the dehydrating effects of the wind.
2. Place thirstier plants in positions where they will benefit from water running down any slopes you may have.
3. Improve the water-retaining qualities of your earth by digging in lots of organic matter.
4. Mulch your plants with compost, straw, bark chips and dead leaves. You can also encircle the bases of larger plants with stones, which stops them from drying out quickly in hot weather.
5. Put plants with similar moisture requirements close together so that you can water them in one good dousing rather than having to visit various different areas to give them all a good soaking.
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