Great Fire Resistant Gardening Resources
There are two upcoming webinars about landscaping for wildfire resilience. These may be available as videos, too if you can’t make the event.
Tuesday, November 17, 5 – 6:30
Hosted by the UC Botanical Garden
Presenter is Fay Mark, a Marin Master Gardener who also serves on the board of FireSAFE Marin.
Strategies to Prepare Your Home and Property for Wildfire
Monday, November 16, 6:30–7:45 pm
Co-hosted by UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County and Contra Costa County Library
Presenters will include Hedwig Van Den Broeck and our own fellow townsman, Steve Danziger.
In addition, EBMUD has a wonderful online booklet, “Landscaping to Reduce Fire Hazards,”
This brochure is intended as a guide for residents and landscape professionals of fire-prone areas in the the East Bay hills but can be applied to any area that is prone to fires.
Finally, a wonderful plant list from Las Pilitas Nursery which only handles California Natives. This is from their website: “In general, watering makes the plant more fire resistant and less deer resistant.” And “Generally California native plants tolerant California deer and fire much better than plants from anywhere else.”
So, get out there and have some fun planning a beautiful and fire resistant garden!
Cheers,
Melanie Light
Chair, Orinda Firewise Council
