XERISCAPING (OFTEN INCORRECTLY CALLED ZERO-SCAPING OR XEROSCAPING) IS LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING THAT REDUCES OR ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL WATER FROM IRRIGATION. IT IS PROMOTED IN REGIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE EASILY ACCESSIBLE, PLENTIFUL, OR RELIABLE SUPPLIES OF FRESH WATER, AND IS GAINING ACCEPTANCE IN OTHER AREAS AS ACCESS TO WATER BECOMES MORE LIMITED. XERISCAPING MAY BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO VARIOUS TYPES OF TRADITIONAL GARDENING.