Landscaping Tips to Help Defend Your Home from Wildfire
Title | Landscaping Tips to Help Defend Your Home from Wildfire PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | UCANR Publications |
Pages | 7 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1601075669 |
You can have both a beautiful landscape and a defensible fire-safe zone (minimum 100 feet) around your rural home. Get the basics, plus helpful Internet links and a 3-part poster in this publication.
Firescaping
Title | Firescaping PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Kent |
Publisher | Wilderness Press |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2019-10-08 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 0899979637 |
Your guide to beautiful, fire-resistant landscaping techniques Tens of thousands of wildfires burn across the country every year, destroying millions of acres of land. If you live in fire country, take action. Use firescaping to defend your home against wildfires—while maintaining the beauty of your garden. This unique form of landscaping design keeps your property healthy, clean, and clear. Horticultural expert Douglas Kent shares secrets, tricks, and simple instructions in the new edition of this practical, hands-on guide, recommended by AAA Homeowners Insurance. Find out which landscapes have a high fire risk and why. Get tips on landscaping and maintenance—such as effective watering and brush-clearing techniques—that reduce a property’s fire risk. Learn which plants and building materials are best for reducing damage. Discover how to make your home accessible to firefighters in the event of a wildfire. Homeowners, landscaping professionals, and community fire prevention officials will find Firescaping invaluable. If you live in an area at risk, this book can help to prepare you and give you peace of mind.
Designing with Succulents
Title | Designing with Succulents PDF eBook |
Author | Debra Lee Baldwin |
Publisher | Timber Press |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 2011-03-18 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 1604692960 |
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, Designing with Succulents gives design and cultivation basics for paths, borders, slopes, and containers; hundreds of succulent plant recommendations; and descriptions of 90 easy-care, drought-tolerant companion plants. Beginners and experienced designers, landscapers, and collectors alike will find what they need to visualize, create, and nurture the three-dimensional work of art that is the succulent garden.
Landscaping Guidelines to Protect Your Home from Wildfire
Title | Landscaping Guidelines to Protect Your Home from Wildfire PDF eBook |
Author | David Mercker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 5 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Dwellings |
ISBN |
Protecting Your Home from Wildfire
Title | Protecting Your Home from Wildfire PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Dwellings |
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Home Landscaping for Fire
Title | Home Landscaping for Fire PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | UCANR Publications |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 1601074468 |
Incorporating fire safe concepts into your landscape is one of the most important ways you can help your home survive a wildfire. You can have both a beautiful landscape and a fire safe home when you establish and maintain a "defensible space.
Land on Fire
Title | Land on Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Gary Ferguson |
Publisher | Timber Press |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2017-06-21 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1604698128 |
“This comprehensive book offers a fascinating overview of how those fires are fought, and some conversation-starters for how we might reimagine our relationship with the woods.” —Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Wildfire season is burning longer and hotter, affecting more and more people, especially in the west. Land on Fire explores the fascinating science behind this phenomenon and the ongoing research to find a solution. This gripping narrative details how years of fire suppression and chronic drought have combined to make the situation so dire. Award-winning nature writer Gary Ferguson brings to life the extraordinary efforts of those responsible for fighting wildfires, and deftly explains how nature reacts in the aftermath of flames. Dramatic photographs reveal the terror and beauty of fire, as well as the staggering effect it has on the landscape.