词汇 | xeriscaping |
释义 | xeriscaping noun[ U ] agriculture specializeduk /ˈzɪə.rɪˌskeɪ.pɪŋ/ us /ˈzɪr.əˌskeɪ.pɪŋ/ the practice of designing a garden, park, etc. in such a way that it needs as little water as possible: The plants used for xeriscaping will be more likely to survive periods of drought or water restrictions that are placed on your community. He said that everyone was interested in xeriscaping, or choosing plants that require no additional watering. an area of land that has been designed to use as little water as possible: Many local people aren't happy with desert-like landscapes or xeriscaping, because it just doesn't look pretty. The school district is replacing much of the grass at schools with xeriscaping. The water-conserving landscape movement known as xeriscaping was launched in Denver in 1981. Homeowners receive a rebate of $1 for every square foot of grass they replace with xeriscaping, which uses plants that require far less water. Gardening - general words allotmenteer allotmenteering aquaponics arborist beanpole bed hedging homegrown horticultural horticulturally horticulture prune regraft regreen repot resod weedy window box xeriscape yardwork |
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