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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s totally fine you just need to water them a lot well into the fall, and keep an eye on them next spring/summer for more extra watering. [/quote]

PS if you haven’t done a lot of gardening before, it’s worth setting up a bunch of drip hoses and a timer. You can pull them up in the fall and get by with hand watering next year. But if you’re planting new plants now and you don’t want to get up early and stand around with a hose, do the drip hoses. They’ll work much better. You want a slow flow over a longer period if you can get it. Or you could use a sprinkler, but the drip hoses would be what I would do for sure. [/quote]

What is the source of water for your drip line? Does it attach to the hose bib outside or do you have some other source?[/quote]

A hose bib. I have high water pressure, so I also attach a regulator. It might not be necessary depending on your set up.

Use teflon tape for every connection. 
I start with a hose splitter so I can still have a normal hose attached. 
Then a timer (any kind)
Then a pressure regulator like this https://www.amazon.com/Senninger-Pressure-Regulator-Irrigation-Reducer/dp/B076BZ4GJJ
Then drip hose(s).

The pressure regulator is crucial if you're doing plastic tubing and drip emitters, but maybe it doesn't matter for the drip hoses. I don't know. But I think drip hoses would be easier for the OP because she can just wind them around all the new shrubs and she only needs them for a season. She could cover them with mulch for aesthetics if she wants. [/quote]

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