xeriscaping

noun

xeri·​scap·​ing ˈzir-ə-ˌskā-piŋ 

ˈzer-

: the process or practice of creating a landscape that requires limited irrigation and often features drought-tolerant plants : the process or practice of creating a xeriscape

The best way to optimize your water use is to landscape with what your local rainfall will actually support, a practice called xeriscaping.

—This Old House

Offering proof that xeriscaping has escaped its Southwestern confines, this focused gardening guide is specially aimed at northern zones 4 and 5 in Canada and the U.S. …

—Dulcy Brainard

Word History

Etymology

xeriscape entry 2 + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above