moonscape

Much of the Glen Rosa valley was left looking like a charred and blackened moonscape, with little sign of the years of work from the National Trust for Scotland, which is responsible for the area.

“But you don’t need to moonscape your property,” she said, and there’s growing evidence that the right kind of greenery serves as a protective barrier.

So you don’t have to move towards some barren landscape or moonscape that is unattractive.

But residents say the last week has served as a brutal reminder of the stakes as they watched flames leap out of the foothills and leave their oak-tree dotted refuge looking like a moonscape.

Pacific Palisades appeared more like a moonscape of destruction than an upscale neighborhood known for its ocean views, beautiful vistas and celebrity denizens.