You Prize Peace

In Zone 0, Aesthetic Order and Beauty Are Pre-Requisites

Your answers to our Zone 0 Personality Quiz show that you prize peace. It’s one of the reasons we don’t worry about you when it comes to garden care. Your trees are already structurally trimmed away from your roof and siding. You like to see their true form – and you don’t want squirrels in the attic. You sweep your patio of leaves for the satisfaction of seeing it free and clear. Dead plants? Weeds? Not in your garden! 

This Zone 0 delivers more than peace of mind – it amplifies the peaceful enjoyment of this space.

Even if you are just getting started preparing your Zone 0, you are likely to have a relatively easy time creating one that meets any of the options currently under consideration by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. You’ll be willing… as long as Zone 0 can be beautiful – and maintains your shade and habitat. Good news there: It can!

The Aesthetics of Peace

At this Peace Prizer’s property, the water feature extends the ember resistance of the pre-existing concrete patio. That protects the wood eves, siding and fence. Its multi-color stone softens the hard concrete aesthetic. Yet, the addition of Zone 0 added more than peace of mind when it comes to wildfire, it added to the home’s meditative vibe.

Low Profile Foliage Grows within the Water Feature

The sound of flowing water mixes with the songs of birds delighted to have a sip handy. Pops of low-growing foliage soften the transition between the modern, edgy concrete and the lush, green, tree-full landscape beyond. 

Tips for Peace Prizers

You’ll be happier with your Zone 0 if the aesthetic reflects that of your home. That may mean using terra cotta tile or decomposed granite to wrap your Spanish architecture or a flagstone that complements the features of your traditional home.

If your broader landscape already reflects the trending “outside in” landscape design strategy, you are unlikely to feel a significant loss of beauty, privacy or habitat. If you have an attached wood fence, storage, or furnishings near your home, don’t worry. There are beautiful ember resistant options in a wide variety of aesthetics for the 5-feet closest to your home.

If you still have a developer’s standard landscape with a turf grass lawn and large foliage concentrated against the home, you will feel the transition more. You can ease that shock by starting to plant more at a distance from your home. It helps to picture what you want to see from your windows. Worried about curb appeal? Check out this Windsor Square wonder or The Calculator’s solution.

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