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 The hot and dry season can occur year round in California.   Our intrepid “In the Garden” host Master Gardener David Letourneau is bringing you a much-needed episode called “Creating A Defensible Space Against Wildfires”. David talked with OC Fire Authority representatives Teri Merritt, Fire Prevention Specialist / Wildland Pre-Fire Management and Captain Larry Kurtz to bring you new ideas plus all the recommendations to help keep your property safe from an oncoming wildfire. Beware of Mexican Feather Grass, a very popular landscape plant ,but it is now considered invasive and a fire hazard.   Those dead palm fronds up in the canopy easily catch fire. “Oily” plants like cypress are drought-tolerant but very flammable. Brush clearance 100 feet from structures is the rule of thumb. This may require cooperation from your neighbors so be a good neighbor and listen in on what to do to be safe from wildfires. For further information https://ocfa.org/