waterwise
Mindful of consumption
Waterwise describes practices, plants, or designs that conserve water or require little of it.
The term appears most often in gardening and landscaping contexts: waterwise plants, waterwise gardening.
A waterwise garden uses drought-tolerant species and efficient irrigation.
The word extends to any water-conscious approach: waterwise habits, waterwise living.
Able to withstand aridity
- greywaterLight household wastewater
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
- submeteringMeasuring usage per unit
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
xeriscaping · efficiency · mulching · rain-barrel · cistern · catchment
Water-conserving landscape design
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
groundcover · buffalograss · sedum · agave · lavender · perennials · swale · yarrow
drought-tolerant
Able to withstand aridity
- greywaterLight household wastewater
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
- submeteringMeasuring usage per unit
reclamation · xeriscaping · efficiency · mulching · rain-barrel · cistern · catchment
xeriscape
Water-conserving landscape design
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
cacti · groundcover · buffalograss · sedum · agave · lavender · perennials · swale · yarrow · salvia
waterwisewasteful
Using resources carelessly
profligate · extravagant · thirsty · inefficient · careless
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