Definition of "xeriscape" []

• A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation. (noun)
• To landscape in a water-friendly manner. (verb)

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• "A garden that uses only plants needing little or no summer water is called a xeriscape - from the Greek word xeros, meaning dry."
• "At the workshops, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., participants will learn how to plant and care for hardier, drought-resistant landscaping called xeriscape:"
• "Though, I first recommend you not have a lawn if you can landscape with xeriscape plants, but if you do have one, water until you can cut a hole with a spade or knife and touch about 10 deep in the soil."