The OSU Extension’s “Fire-resistant Plants for Home Landscapes” booklet provides a guide to creating fire-safe yards by recommending specific plants and landscaping practices, focusing on plant characteristics like water content (lush, green) and low volatile oils, contrasting them with flammable plants (dry, resinous, papery bark), and emphasizing proper spacing, fuel reduction, and creating defensible zones to reduce wildfire risk around homes. It offers lists of groundcovers, perennials, shrubs, and trees, detailing plant traits like low water needs, sun tolerance, and pollinator attraction to help homeowners make informed, attractive choices.
