How to Create a Fire-Safe Garden

Firefox | August 30, 2009

30ft + 70Ft =100ft of defensible space! Lean, Clean and Green: the first 30 feet. Lean: *Create an open area near the house free of fuels, woodpiles, and clutter. *Ideally have a solid paved or clean, raked gravel walkway that allows room to walk the entire perimeter of the home. Clean: *Instead of decks and [...]

Dolores Street Transformation

Firefox | August 19, 2009

A few weeks back I posted the proposal for a garden on Dolores Street in Carmel. Today the garden was finished and I wanted to talk about the transformation. Originally, the garden, a 25 by 2o foot plot shaded by oaks and a massive pine, was spotted with a few ferns and some grasses. The [...]