xeriscape

 
Pronunciation: /ˈzɪərɪskeɪp, ˈzɛ-/
chiefly US

noun

  • a garden or landscape created in a style that requires little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions: it has become trendy to replace water-thirsty gardens with xeriscapes

verb

[with object]
  • cultivate (an area) as a xeriscape: I wanted to remove the grass along the sidewalk and xeriscape that area too

Origin:

1980s: from xeric + -scape