In order to carry out sustainable agriculture in arid regions, it is necessary to use water efficiently, use water-saving agro-technologies. One of the water-saving agro-technologies in agriculture is mulching. A large amount of water can be saved by setting up a garden using mulching. In arid hilly regions of Uzbekistan (average annual rainfall is 200-300 mm, evaporation is more than 1000 mm) experiments were carried out to establish a garden using mulching. According to the results of the experiment, several fruit trees were harvested without irrigation. It was found that it is more cost-effective to establish a garden of apple, apricot, peach, quince and almond trees using mulching.