The ripple effect of Australia’s raging fires

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Jo O’Connell moved to California 27 years ago when she saw a gap in the Australian plant business. Photo credit: Caleigh Wells

Australian horticulturist Jo O'Connell came to Southern California decades ago to plant an Australian garden for a client in Ojai. She started a nursery selling Australian plants in Casitas Springs. Now she’s devastated by the destruction of plant life by the Australian wildfires.