Early Spring watering is just as important as "keeping your plants alive" watering during the Summer.

It is early May. Or, early Spring; although, for this year, it seems as though we might have skipped Spring and sauntered into Summer a couple months early. It is important during early Spring, regardless of whether it feels like Spring or not, to monitor the rainfall that occurs. It is not uncommon to experience extended drought during late March or all of April. This time of the year is when our deciduous plants and evergreen plants take on a flush of new growth. That flush of growth results in an accelerated uptake of water by your plants and if the soil is dry, that growth will not be as full and vibrant as they might otherwise have been under normal rainfall conditions. Early Spring is also the time of the year we likely have pansies looking for one last hurrah. Insuring they are hydrated will make all the difference in the world. Of course, new plantings will not survive just because it is Spring. Watering is vital for all new, Spring plantings when we are not getting a thorough rainfall every 3 or 4 days. This Spring, especially the last 2 1/2 weeks (as well as the forecast for the next 10 days), is a perfect example of the "dry Spring" phenomenon. If you have an automatic sprinkler system, I'd at least set it to water once a week for as long as the dry weather continues. There are instances where water must be delivered to plants more often (new sod, for instance), but generally, you should be aware of the weather even though it isn't Summer, and respond accordingly.
Happy Spring and happy gardening!