Gail Vanik
Position: Gail's Garden

Plants, home work can protect against fire

Editor’s note: This is the final of three columns about fire-wise homes.Wildfires are nature’s way of taking care of itself. It clears out old underbrush, dead trees, overly dry wood and...

Build three zones to guard your home against fire

Editor’s note: This is the second of three columns about fire-wise homes.During the fires of 2002, I spent a day in Durango, at the site of the Missionary Ridge Fire, and as emotionally ...

Steps you can take to achieve fire-wise landscaping

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on fire-wise landscaping. It starts with basic concepts and how to begin.In 2002, there was a story on the national news a...