Irrigation or no irrigation like night and day

[happypalms]

It’s getting dry and the difference is pretty obvious. Brown or green that’s about it. 

[Tyrone]

In my opinion always irrigate. If you don’t need it you can turn it off. Here in WA the usual is if you want a garden that’s not dead, irrigate. Although here on the south coast it’s more like the eastern states where often you can get away without irrigating. Some of my garden I no lonnger need to irrigate, but up in Perth I’ve seen natives in Kings Park and the bush curl up and die in dry times.