wildscape

Unmanicured natural terrain

Wildscape refers to a landscape designed or managed to support native plants and wildlife rather than conventional lawns and ornamental gardens.

The approach emphasizes ecological function over manicured appearance: They converted their backyard into a wildscape with native grasses and pollinator plants.

As a verb, to wildscape is to create such a landscape.

aesthetic

vista

Pleasing distant scene

serene · idyllic · pastoral · bucolic · grandeur · breathtaking · viewpoint · splendor · tranquil · beauty

untamed

pristine

Pure and untouched

  • feralWild after domestication
  • rawIn original state
  • overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation

unmanaged · untrammeled · rewilding · naturalistic · native · unmanicured · self-seeding · meadow · bramble · thicket

terrain

cliffs

Steep natural rock walls

canyons · peaks · outcrops · badlands · escarpment · crags · moorland · highlands · mesas · ravines

ecosystem

biodiversity

Range of life forms

  • floraPlants of a region
  • faunaAnimal life collectively
  • habitatOrganism's natural environment

biome · wetlands · grassland · chaparral · savanna · tundra · mangrove · woodland · rainforest · desert

Opposites
cultivation and human control

wildscapemanicured lawn

Meticulously maintained grass area

formal garden · English garden · topiary garden · parterre · astroturf

design aesthetic

wildscapeformal garden

Symmetrically designed planted space

French garden · parterre · topiary garden

ecological approach

wildscapeartificial turf

Manufactured grass-like ground covering

concrete jungle · hardscape

Family

wild, scape, wilds, wildly, wildness, wilder, wildest, wilderness, wilding

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G