xeriscape
/ˈzɪərɪskeɪp
/ /ˈzɛrɪskeɪp/chiefly US
noun
A garden or landscape created in a style that requires little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions: it has become trendy to replace water-thirsty gardens with xeriscapes...
- This plant needs full sun to perform its best and does extremely well in a xeriscape situation.
- Following are a few examples of plants that are appropriate for xeriscape gardens.
- I've been worried about watering the yard, hence the thinking with the xeriscape water conserving native plants.
verb [with object]
Cultivate (an area) as a xeriscape: I wanted to remove the grass along the sidewalk and xeriscape that area too...
- By following these seven basic principles when xeriscaping your lawn and garden, you can create a lush, colourful and unique garden.
- The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has proposed the cemetery of the future, xeriscaped and designed by Santa Fe's Catholics.
Origin
1980s: from xeric + -scape.