xeriscaping

English

Etymology

From xeriscape +‎ -ing.

Noun

xeriscaping (usually uncountable, plural xeriscapings)

  1. Landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental irrigation.
    • 2016 October 31, Andrew Marantz, “Trolls for Trump”, in The New Yorker[1], retrieved 2 December 2017:
      I visited him in mid-September. He had recently moved to a cul-de-sac where every house has stucco walls, a ceramic tile roof, and bland xeriscaping.

Verb

xeriscaping

  1. present participle and gerund of xeriscape

See also

  • xerogarden