Prolonged exposure to temperatures above 95°F can cause leaf scorch, wilting, and sunburn in sensitive plants like lettuce, ferns, hydrangeas, and impatiens.

Once leaf tissue is scorched or sunburned, it doesn’t recover, even when temperatures cool.

Mitigating wildfire danger starts with your property.

While nothing can protect a home from a raging inferno, fire-resistant landscape design can delay a fire’s spread and shield against smaller threats.

California seems an unlikely candidate for growing traditional pear trees, which need long, cold winters to thrive. But newer low-chill varieties are well-suited to warmer climates, and, in fact, California is the third-largest pear-producing state in the USA.

So what’s stopping you, pear lover?