xeriscape

Etymology
From 1980s, a term coined (and trademarked) by Denver Water. From.

Noun

 * 1) A kind of landscape design for arid regions, minimising the need for irrigation.
 * 2) * 1999,, Cryptonomicon, London: Heinemann, ISBN 978-0-434-00883-4 ; republished London: Arrow Books, , 2000, ISBN 978-0-09-941067-6 , page 628:
 * Randy looks up over the Impala and the retaining wall and the ice-clogged xeriscape above that and into the lobby of Waterhouse House, where Amy Shaftoe has her feet up on a coffee table and is looking through some of the extremely sad Cayuse-related literature that Randy bought for Avi.

Verb

 * 1) To landscape in a water-friendly manner.