Iceplant is spectacular for part of the defensible space around a house. It is very fire resistant.
It also serves another great purpose when there is a nice long slope of it… Take an old snowboard that you don’t care about anymore, strap yourself in and pull some stunts. You won’t be able to carve well but it’s nice and bouncy for stunts and if you fall it won’t hurt like sand dunes or a wet grass hill. SWEET!!