I water deeply to make the roots of all the plants grow deeply into the Earth; it was Birds & Blooms or Victoria magazine-or perhaps Sunset magazine that pointed out if you water just a little the plants' roots stay near the surface of the soil & can get uprooted easily by a gust of wind.
I water the orange tree by putting a shower/soft spray head near the trunk & soak it for 20 min. The established roses get 5 min each. I have a row of 4 mini roses & they get a 12 min all-in-one soak.
The seedless grapes get 7-10 minutes. The winter honeysuckle gets 5 min, so does the 'breath of heaven' shrublet, it does resemble pink baby's breath, but with a resinous/piney scent.
Potted plants get filled to the top 3 or 4 times, to prevent "river channels" from fast-tracking thru the pot.
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