Water-Wise Landscaper

5. Serving a decorative purpose; valued for its beauty rather than its practical use (often used to describe plants).
9. An expert in the art, science, and practice of garden cultivation and plant management.
10. Devices that spray water, typically used to water lawns or crops.
11. Having little depth; not deep.
12. The artificial process of supplying water to land or crops (using channels, pipes, sprinklers, etc.) to help them grow.
13. A style of landscaping that uses drought-tolerant plants and other techniques to minimize the need for supplemental water (irrigation).
15. Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.
16. A family of grass-like plants, often found in wet areas, which typically have triangular stems.
19. Insufficient to meet the demand; in short supply or rare.
20. well A deep hole or shaft drilled into the ground to access underground water (groundwater).

1. Plants (like cacti or aloe) that have thick, fleshy leaves or stems adapted for storing water.
2. Following a twisting or turning course; having curves (e.g., "a winding path").
3. To protect something from harm or waste, especially a natural resource; to use something carefully to make it last.
4. People or animals that live in a specific place (e.g., "city dwellers").
6. Large natural or artificial lakes used to store a water supply.
7. Relating to or located on the coast (the land next to the sea).
8. The large sea located between Europe, Africa, and Asia.
10. Resembling something else; having qualities in common but not being identical.
14. A person whose job is to design, install, or maintain outdoor spaces like yards, gardens, or parks.
17. Extending far down from the top or surface.
18. Very great, intense, or harsh (e.g., "a severe drought").