Slow down a runaway fire by firescaping a defensible space around your home with three zones of firewise plants.
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Firewise gardening
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There are over 2000 wildfires in South Africa every year. If your school or home lies beside a large open area which is affected by wildfires, now is the time to discover how to firescape your garden into defensible zones using firewise plants. |
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Twenty-nine participating garden centres in the Western, Southern and Eastern Cape are launching a firewise campaign to educate the public on how to firescaping their gardens with firewise plants.
If you live near open veld or parkland, here are some tips on what you should plant to protect your property against veld fires.