DEFENSIBLE SPACE IN THE DROUGHT

May 2015 Articles

East County News Service

May 28, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Creating defensible space around your home is more important than ever amid the drought. But that doesn’t mean hacking down landscaping to bare earth. Now Cal-Fire has posted information on plants that are fire resistant and drought tolerant. These ideal choices not only provide color and beauty with minimal water – they also provide a safe area for firefighters to operate and increase the odds that your home will survive a wildfire.

For details, click “read more” and scroll down, or visit http://www.ReadyForWildfire.org/landscape_ideas.

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