Working with California’s new ‘Zone Zero’ home fire safety perimeter By Susan Pransky (This article originally appeared in the May 9, 2026 edition of the Union-Trubune) Did you know that an exceptionally large percentage of home ignitions during wildfires are caused by embers landing near a structure? And that these flying embers can come from […]
Matilija Poppy: California’s Spectacular Fire-Following Flower By Kathy McKee, UC Master Gardener, San Diego (This article originally appeared in the May / June edition of California Gardens Magazine) Few plants capture the drama of the California landscape quite like the Matilija poppy. Striking in its display of large “fried egg” blossoms and deeply tied to […]
By Bob Frey After a near record setting rainfall this winter, preparing for the upcoming fire season is not a high priority for most homeowners. However, with this abundance of rainfall we see the beautiful hillsides resplendent with green vegetation that will surely turn brown in the early fall. By June this vegetation will serve […]
