A garden that uses only plants needing little or no summer water is called a xeriscape - from the Greek word xeros, meaning dry. ❋ Unknown (2010)
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: ❋ Unknown (2009)
The buzzard theme was because of the desert xeriscape on the label, with cactus and a dead looking hispanic gentleman, to my hazy recollection. ❋ Unknown (2010)
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. ❋ Unknown (2009)
With xeriscape, you can reduce or eliminate the lawn and all that care and water, saving you a bundle. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Arizona town of Peoria expanded its "xeriscape conversion" program in 2009, offering homeowners and businesses as much as $715 up from $550 last year to get rid of lawns. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Doug Bennett, conservation manager with the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which pays an average of $1,300 per homeowner for a xeriscape conversion. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Well, in all fairness, most of these homes are in AZ, so it would be more like: "Pointy-headed, arugula eating, professor types, get off the POW's xeriscape landscaping!" ❋ Unknown (2009)
The home is compact and stunning, with gorgeous xeriscape landscaping, and the most high-tech green materials and sustainable systems available, including a greywater recycling system, green roof, solar panels, and even a spot to plug in your electric vehicle for charging! ❋ Unknown (2007)
Recently, a new xeriscape bed was planted at this intersection ... a variety of wild grasses/Texas sage/boulders and one solitary bluebonnet. ❋ Homesick Texan (2007)
In NM, many people are now opting to get rid of their water-sucking bluegrass and replace it with xeriscape plants. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The units meet Energy Star New Home standards and feature solar power, bamboo and concrete floors, LED landscape lighting, xeriscape landscaping, and more. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Soon my yard will be speckled with flowers and neatly swept shining with the same pride as the small houses farther out—the houses with neat yards and attractive xeriscape gardens. ❋ T A T U M (2008)
Chris and I have decided that if we move to a drier climate and get a piece of land on which to build, our front yard will be xeriscape. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The old xeriscape if you choose to follow the coinage. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Examples include a xeriscape garden of drought-tolerant plants, a native plant garden of indigenous flora, a pollinator garden for insects, a rain garden to slow runoff or, yes, a vegetable garden to become less reliant on industrial agriculture. ❋ Unknown (2011)
• Solar Turbines Kearny Mesa Facility, which reduced water consumption by converting more than 90,000 square feet of lawn to xeriscape, a landscape that is traditionally tailored to withstand drought conditions ❋ Unknown (2010)
Living in a hot [arid] climate, we use drought resistant plants in our xeriscape to [save water].
To xeriscape, to [simplify] and reduce wastes. ❋ EA12 (2017)
[I don’t want to] park over there; it seems [those people] did a lot of [unintentional xeriscaping]. ❋ Epicboy330 (2022)
