Are there resources for designing fire-resistant gardens in the Pacific Northwest?
The Miller Library has the book Fire-Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes (also available online) which should be a good starting point.
The King County Forestry Program also has a list of Fire-resistant Landscape Plants for the Puget Sound Basin.
For those who garden further east in Washington, there is a list from Chelan/Douglas County Master Gardeners.
Still further afield, there are many resources from California:
- From the Ready for Wildfire webpage
- Book in the Miller Library: California Wildfire Landscaping
- Tips for a fire-safe garden from online magazine Gardenista
- Two articles from Pacific Horticulture: “Resilient landscape design” and “Landscape design for fire safety“
There are increasing numbers of gardening books that address climate change and related challenges. Here are two examples:
- Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land by Gary Paul Nabhan
- The Weather-Resilient Garden by Charles W. G. Smith