Creating Fire Resistant Landscaping

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Creating Fire Resistant Landscaping
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Wildfires are destructive, deadly, and difficult
to stop, but many experts agree that fire-smart
landscaping is your homes best line of defense.
Follow these landscape design and maintenance
tips to help keep your home safe.
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Designing a Fire Resistant Yard
Use stone patios, walkways, retaining walls, and
other hardscape installations to create fire-safe
zones Strategically place flower beds, gardens,
rock, and mulch as firebreaks Opt for dense
mulches, such as composted woodchips, over
shredded bark Install drip systems or micro
sprinklers to moisten mulched areas ahead of
anticipated wildfires On a flat slope, trees
should stand at least 10 feet apart, while bushes
should have at least 2x their height between them
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Fires can spread more easily along slopes, so
leave more space between trees and shrubs on
steeper slopes Only build decks out of
ignition-resistant or non-combustible
materials Dont plant trees below electrical
lines Maintaining a Fire Resistant Yard Clear all
dead plants, weeds, leaves, and branches from
within 30 feet of your house Regularly mow your
lawn to no more than 4 tall Keep your rain
gutters clear of debris Trim any flammable
plants, especially ones near windows and
decks Remove any branches that hang over your
roof or near your chimney Move wood piles more
than 30 feet from your house
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Trim any tree branches that are less than 6 feet
from the ground If you have trees growing over
bushes, multiply the height of each bush by 3
then trim the branches that grow under that
threshold Keep a garden hose ready at each
spigot Make sure that your address can be easily
seen by firefighters Install Fire Resistant
Plants Including fire-resistant plants in your
landscape can help stop the spread of fire to
more vulnerable parts of your yard. Check with
your local nursery or landscaper to select native
species for your area.
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Fire Resistant Shrubs Hedging Roses Honeysuckle Cu
rrant Heather Raspberry Rose Sumac Shrub
Apples Fire Resistant Trees Hardwood Maple Poplar
Cherry Black Oak River Birch Crabapple
Other Fire Resistant Plants Flowers Rockrose Ice
Plant Aloe Vera French Lavender Red Monkey
Flower California Fuchsia Sage Lilac Coreopsis Con
eflower Fescue Poppy Wooly thyme
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