Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
The best lawn and garden pest and weed control methods do not involve pesticides or herbicides. In fact, growing strong, healthy, vibrant plants coupled with an occasional use of a repellent oil provides the best pest protection money can’t buy, Read more…
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Getting ready to fire up the grill recently, I was surprised to find a carefully constructed bird nest occupied by five speckled eggs in the griddle compartment. After studying the nest and taking a few photos, my dinner plans changed Read more…
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Getting started on a home improvement project can be hard but often easier than finishing it. When D-I-Y goes B-A-D, it’s usually because of poor planning. Here are three easy steps to organizing your next amazing project. STEP ONE: Proper Read more…
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A clean, uncluttered home with a welcoming front entrance both inside and out appeals to buyers and sells faster, according to Highland Lakes Realtor Zina Rodenbeck. For that advice to work, sellers need to realize that clean and uncluttered are Read more…
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Spring cleaning can make your home feel like new. Follow these quick and easy tips to give your place a lift in comfort. 1. DECLUTTER Box up all those odds and ends and store them away. If you don’t like Read more…
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To state the obvious, soil is an important factor in gardening. Yes, we test nutrient levels and pH. Yet, there is another factor regarding soil that we haven’t discussed: temperature. There are four labels of temperature range for soil: minimal, Read more…
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Plants have to be really tough to live in Texas. Plants native to the Highland Lakes are resilient, beautiful, and a perfect fit for any yard, garden, or landscape, according to Sheryl Yantis, a Master Naturalist who lives on the Read more…
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Bluebonnets herald the start of the Highland Lakes wildflower season each year, but they are only one shade in a spectacular kaleidoscope of color that lasts all summer. The indigo of the Texas State Flower gives way in April to Read more…
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We’re going to plant dill. Want to know why? SIX LEGS Dill attracts lots of beneficial insects to your garden. For instance, dill brings in ladybugs, green lacewings, braconid wasps, tachinid flies, hoverflies, mealybug destroyers, and aphid midges. By planting Read more…
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Mike Chesnutt and Chris Sandman marvel at the growth in popularity of disc golf in the Highland Lakes since more than a decade ago when the two began playing. Back then, there was one disc golf course with a second Read more…
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