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 December 2, 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