Landscape architects learn about Firewise in Phoenix

Cheryl Blake and I worked at a booth in the Expo Hall at the recent American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) conference in Phoenix.

It was a wonderful opportunity to interact with individuals who design landscapes for communities and public facilities. We provided materials about Firewise landscaping including a booklet and DVD entitled "Safer From The Start" and a pamphlet about Firewise landscaping. If you would like to order these great educational pieces, check out the Firewise Communities website catalog.

We had some nice donations of a cactus and flowers from the University of Arizona folks to make our space much more appealing during the show. One of the plants, a golden barrel cactus, would make a nice Firewise addition to any Arizona or other dry Southwest landscape. It is high in moisture, low in resin, creates little duff (leaves, needles, etc.), is very low maintenance and is water wise!

For more information about Firewise native and non-native plant selection check out your nearest cooperative extension office and follow these basic principles. The US Department of Agriculture has an interactive map that will help you locate your nearest cooperative extension office at www.crsees.usda.gov/Extension.

Comments

[Abby Tabbot]

This sure taught me a lot, I never had a lot of ideas about landscaping as well with firewise landscaping but this article get me started and I’m very thankful for that… I’m looking forward for your next post… Thanks for sharing…

[Biswa Mohanty]

excellent post

Hope to see more posts related to Chandler Landscaping Contractors

If Faith Berry & Cheryl Blake can propagate this programme all across the Globe, then it will be great

[Mike Cornelia]

I work for a landscape design company in NJ and read a little on firewise. Do you have any other resources I could read up on? It seems like something that is worth-while.

[Michele Steinberg]

Thanks for all these great comments. It's great to hear how well our staff serve as "ambassadors" for Firewise! Learn much more about the program at our website, www.firewise.org - check the Information and Resources tab for a wealth of materials.

[Kosal Da]

Thank you for this great information. Do you happen to know of any good landscaping companies in Tempe Arizona?