Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
Make this Mother’s Day extra special by giving a gift with a Highland Lakes twist. Here are just a few ideas from our team of shopping experts. SOMETHING SWEET Pre-ordered pie from Blue Bonnet Cafe with this link. Pick it Read more…
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The Texas heat has arrived. All together now: Mulch, mulch, and mulch —the name of the game. Here is some great news: In the spirit of community helping community, Utility Trailer Sales, 1105 S. Water St. in Burnet, has five, Read more…
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With all of the rain — yay! — we’ve been having, the trees look awesomely healthy and several readers have asked about burning. If you are in doubt about any of the following guidelines, call your local authorities to verify Read more…
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Houseplants brighten your home while also providing a valuable service. As they sit pretty on your shelves and tabletops, they are also cleaning the air around you. Plants not only give off oxygen, they absorb harmful chemicals from the air. Read more…
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Washing machines need washing, too. The appliance that cleans your clothes can collect dirt and debris, promote mold and mildew, and just downright stink sometimes. Solutions are easy to keep your washing machine in good working condition for longer. The Read more…
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For the juiciest, sweetest watermelons this summer, plant them yourself and plant them soon. We asked Highland Lakes Master Gardener Willard Horn, a fan of all things watermelon, for tips on how to cultivate supreme citrullus lanatus in the Highland Read more…
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The second-largest expense in an average home is the water heater. According to Energy.gov, the average household spends $400 to $600 each year heating water, which accounts for 14-18 percent of energy bills. In addition, the average water heater only Read more…
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Even during normal cold and flu seasons, it’s important to keep your home as germ-free as possible. During the current coronavirus pandemic, it is essential. To make it even more difficult, panic shopping has led to a run on sanitizers Read more…
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It’s worm and soil season in the Hill Country, and, at Big Texas Worm Farm, business is heating up — literally — to 140-160 degrees. That’s when the combination of leaves, wood chips, beer grains, and other organic materials piled Read more…
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When deciding between compost or worms, Brian Fraus, owner of Texas Big Worm Farm in Bertram, has some advice. “If you’re gardening, you need to be composting,” Fraus said. “If you just want to get rid of food scraps without Read more…
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