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An extended drought can start any time, notes Denise Corkery of the Chicago Botanic Garden. If natural rainfall is less than 1 inch of water a week, protect your landscape by giving newly planted trees, shrubs, perennials and roses supplemental irrigation. How to know? A rain gauge, which measures rainfall, can be a gardener’s best friend.