Xeriscapen.
/ˈzɪərᵻskeɪp/, U.S. /ˈzɛrəˌskeɪp/ Horticulture (originally and chiefly U.S.).
A style of landscape design used in arid regions, which aims to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation and other maintenance, chiefly by using plants and features that are suited to a dry climate. Also (usually in form xeriscape): a garden or landscape designed in this way.
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1982 Denver Post 19 May (Neighbors Central section) 3/2 Xeriscape is the Denver Water Department's idea of practicing what it so often preaches—conserve the water.
1982 Denver Post 19 May (Neighbors Central section) 3/4 Development of the xeriscape was a joint effort by the Water Department.., the Rocky Mountain Sod Growers' Association and Colorado State University Extension Service.
1987 Express-News (San Antonio, Texas) 17 July a14 You can see xeriscape plants in use and can obtain a list of these plants at the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
1989 Washington Post 9 July h2/2 Among the most ingenious of the water-conservation businesses have been those offering a new line of landscaping and horticultural products grouped under the general term ‘Xeriscape’.
1995 High Country News 16 Oct. 8/3 (advt.) Western Native Seeds offers a wide selection of native plant seeds for xeriscape.
2002 Sunset May 88/3 Anthemis biebersteiniana... Very adaptable. Can be grown in a Xeriscape, but will also tolerate more water.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
xeriscapev.
/ˈzɪərᵻskeɪp/, U.S. /ˈzɛrəˌskeɪp/ Horticulture (originally and chiefly U.S.).
transitive. To landscape (an area) in such a way as to minimize its need for irrigation, esp. by using plants and features suited to a dry climate. Also intransitive.
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1987 Los Angeles Times 5 Nov. 1 Several homeowners throughout the county have had their yards ‘xeriscaped’ to save water and maintenance costs.
1990 Southern Living Mar. 92 (heading) Xeriscape to save water.
1992 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Mag. May 106/1 The Carlisles..Xeriscaped their small garden.
1997 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 15 June (Utah section) b1 If all Salt Lake County residents were to xeriscape—or convert their yards into native, thirstless landscapes—existing water supplies would satisfy population growth for decades to come.
2000 ANQ 13 44 Recently, a woman in an Albuquerque subdivision xeriscaped her garden.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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