xeriscaping

Drought Resistant Shrubs and Plants for Desert Gardening A worker in the Denver Colorado Water Department coined the term xeriscaping way back in 1981, joining the Greek word xeros, which means dry, with "- scape," as in landscape to describe garden design planned to resist and withstand drought.

We Blog A Lot 2009

Drought Resistant Shrubs and Plants for Desert Gardening A worker in the Denver Colorado Water Department coined the term xeriscaping way back in 1981, joining the Greek word xeros, which means dry, with "- scape," as in landscape to describe garden design planned to resist and withstand drought.

We Blog A Lot 2009

Garden-design strategies that encourage minimal watering, called "xeriscaping" based on the Greek word for 'dry' first emerged in the West, where water resources are thin.

Gardening Without a Sprinkler 2010

You might also see it referred to as xeriscaping, especially if you live in the southwestern United States, where the practice gained traction in the late 1970s.

Buzzword: Water-Wise Landscaping 2008

You might also see it referred to as xeriscaping, especially if you live in the southwestern United States, where the practice gained traction in the late 1970s.

Buzzword: Water-Wise Landscaping 2008

Search engines suggest that xeriscaping is used more often in Spanish than either xerijardinería or xeripaisajismo.

Translation into Spanish of "xeriscaping"? 2006

"Planned as part of Dubailand, the huge inland development in Dubai bordering the Emirates road, Xeritown is a 60-hectare space which has sustainability as its defining characteristic, as suggested by its name (the word xeri is taken from the term xeriscaping, which refers to water conscious landscaping)."

Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network 2009

Planting trees for shade on a building's western exposure can cut significant consumption costs in a hot climate while reducing the need to water lawns - or better yet - the drought resistant plants (known as xeriscaping) you've put in place instead of your lawn.

Janet Ritz: Greening Your Office in a Recession 2009

Outdoor lighting can be on a motion sensor for safety; the parking lot can have solar lights, and be landscaped with drought resistant plants (this method is called xeriscaping).

Nancy H. Taylor: 16 Ways To Turn Your Business Green 2008

Many people in Utah switched to low-water plants for landscaping it's called xeriscaping here, but that might be a Utah word, not sure.

At My Table 2007