A fire-resilient landscape "has little to do with a plant list -- and everything to do with hydration," says Greg Rubin, owner of California's Own Native Landscape Design. He favors native California plants for home gardens because "they are designed -- by millions of years of evolution, not by human intervention -- to hold water and resist heat, when properly hydrated." Greg shared insights from more than 31 years of experience designing native landscapes during our (standin

The fragrance of the bright yellow and orange flowers is said to help lead souls from their burial sites to their family homes for the...