Fire Safe Favorites: California Grape

Firefox | June 30, 2009

When the Spanish missionaries explored the landscape of California, they often named canyons or valleys for the plants that grew abundantly there.  Many features, even in Death Valley, are named for the native California Grape, Vitis californica.  This hardy, drought tolerant vine scrambled over rocky cliffs, or over trees along stream banks remiding the explorers [...]

Fire Safe Favorites: Cotinus

Firefox | June 14, 2009

I remember when I was small having to sit outside the Salinas City Hall one afternoon while my mother dealt with some issue inside.  The lawn was bare except for a very strange small tree growing against the white concrete wall.  The tree had big puffs of pink fluff couched among purple leaves.  Years later [...]

Fine Furniture for Fire Safe entertaining

admin | June 12, 2009

The sustainable, fully recyclable, ultra modern chic, fire-safe tables and benches by Orange 22. Epigram is the new series with quotes by Milton Glaser with proceeds benefitting the International Rescue Commitee