Plant in Drifts:A drift is the opposite of a row and is usually laid out in an odd or random pattern.You place the plants randomly within your imaginary drift area so that they look as if they grew there naturally rather than in straight rows. For planting medium-sized plants in a smaller garden, you may have to create a drift of only 3 plants. For medium-sized plants, odd numbers are best. For a large plant (like an artichoke) in a small landscape, you may have a drift of 1.