Lawn can be an effective Firewise feature. Some good alternatives include clover, groundcovers,
and conservation grasses that are kept green during the fire season through irrigation.
Use ornamental grasses and berries sparingly because they also can be highly flammable.

CUT BACK DEAD GRASSES AND WEEDS FOR FIREWISE MAINTENANCE

Western Wheatgrass Agropyron species	Sedum,Stonecrop Sedum species, some Native	Periwinkle Vinca species Can become weedy	ENGLISH IVY Hedera Helix Can become weedy
PURPLE MUSTARD Chorispora tenella Can become weedy	Hen & Chicks Sempervivum tectorum	Bearberry, Manzanita, Kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native	Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma nubienum & other Delosperma species
BINDWEED (Morning Glory) Convolvulus arvenis INVASIVE	Dusty Miller, Beach Wormwood artemisia stelleriana	WESTERN YARROW Achillea millefolium	CREEPING THYME Thymus serpyllum