Monthly Archives: March 2012

LAWN TO BEDS, THE EASY WAY

by Dick Peterson (the next program at the Manor Gardeners meeting, April  7)  Lawns tend to be more labor intensive than permanently planted shrub borders. By reducing the lawn area you can reduce weekly maintenance, reduce fertilizer use, and lower…

75 on the toll road meant we all did 80…

AUSTIN — Portions of two Central Texas highways will soon see speed limit increases (http://www NULL.txdot NULL.gov/safety/speed_limit/default NULL.htm) following Thursday’s Texas Transportation Commission action approving 80 mph designations for 54 miles of roadway in the Austin area. Higher speed limits were approved…

Casablanca

Andi Luna went to cover SXSW for the Blackland Reporter, she made it back in one piece, not with a story I was hoping for, but with a partner, mentor and new contributor to our growing family on the Blacklands. Glenn Spillman is…