COVER THEM UP
Deep containers usually make watering easy: They rarely need it, especially in a normal British summer. However, recent storms and torrential rains have caused problems, mostly because large containers are impossible to dry out in the normal fashion.
It is therefore a good idea to protect them if you can. Clear plastic bags, cut down the side, make wonderful hats. Whereas there is normally a problem with covering pots (the weight of water builds up and damages the plants beneath), this does not happen with bags. Supermarket carriers are ideal for smaller containers and most pots; secure them with clothes pegs if you have to leave them.
DON'T WATER UNLESS YOU HAVE TO
One of the advantages of leaving pots to dry out as long as possible between watering means that they can usually soak up any normal amount of rainfall.
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