Reduce water use with native plants.
It comes from the Greek words xeros, meaning dry, and scape, as in landscape, meaning view. A quick mashup nets xeriscape, the term used to describe water-wise gardening, a way to minimize reliance on water by using native and drought-resistant plants. Xeriscaping makes good earth sense, but it also resonates with a homeowner’s bottom line, reducing water bills by upwards of 60 percent.
