Living with Wildfire: A Homeowner's Handbook by Gilmer, Maureen

Living with Wildfire: A Homeowner's Handbook

In Living with Wildfire (first published as The Wildfire Survival Guide), gardening expert Maureen Gilmer shares proven...
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Author: Maureen Gilmer
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Living with Wildfire: A Homeowner's Handbook by Gilmer, Maureen

Living with Wildfire: A Homeowner's Handbook

BD$33.00

Living with Wildfire: A Homeowner's Handbook

BD$33.00
Author: Maureen Gilmer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In Living with Wildfire (first published as The Wildfire Survival Guide), gardening expert Maureen Gilmer shares proven ways to save your home, property, and life with wildfire-resistant landscaping and fire-prevention techniques. Discover how to create bands of protection by choosing fire-resistant plants, manage native vegetation, prevent erosion and mudslides, and learn about: -Wildfire dynamics and safeguarding your home against them -Water storage and delivery in any emergency -Creating a defensible space for you and firefighters Included is updated information on insuring your property, selecting your home site, packing an emergency kit, and getting public and private assistance. With easy-to-follow diagrams, instructional photographs, and landscaping plans, you'll have all the resources necessary to get through fire season and keep your home standing.

Author: Maureen Gilmer
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 12/24/2019
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781493038367

About the Author
Maureen Gilmer is a second generation Californian with over thirty years' experience in arid climate gardening, landscape architecture and the environment. She's published 18 books and countless magazine features on plants, design and wildfire in the west. For a decade she's been writing a national Yardsmart column that runs every week with color photography. Maureen also writes a weekly column for the Desert Sun newspaper in Palm Springs. Maureen has appeared on The View, The Early Show, Good Morning America, and was host and project designer for four seasons of Weekend Gardening, on the DIY Channel. Her newest books are focused on desert conditions and drought: Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert and Dry Times: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening Without Wasting Water (December, 2015, Sasquatch Books). She's author of Palm Springs-Style Gardening (Sunbelt, 2009) now in its third printing. Maureen lives in the California desert north of Palm Springs where she's rehabilitating an old cactus garden with her husband Jim. She is also a wildfire survivor.


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