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Expert Landscaping Tips for a Fire-Smart Yard
Marin Master Gardener Landscape Tips
The Marin Master Gardeners publish Fire Smart Landscape Tips each month.
Topics include: The Art of Plant Spacing in a Fire Smart Yard, The Art of Mulching, Remove and Replace Invasive Plants, Plants for a Fire-Smart Garden, and many more.
Home Evaluation Tips
The following links provide guidance to fix some of the most common issues cited in the home evaluation reports:
- Stop fire ladders
- Cut annual grasses and weeds
- Remove leaf litter
- Remove dead or dying trees
- Remove tree limbs within 10′ of chimney
- Remove tree limbs overhanging structure
- Clear trees or limbs encroaching on roadway or driveway
- Clear shrubs encroaching on roadway or driveway
- Clear combustible vegetation or debris near roadway or driveway
- Remove or replace combustible mulch
- Relocate firewood at least 30’ away from structures
- Relocate recycling and garbage cans vulnerable to embers
