Save the Date (and your stuff): Trash Bash is Next Weekend!
The City’s annual Trash Bash takes place Saturday, March 29 and will continue the tradition of collecting several household items, drive-thru style, to keep usable items out of our landfills and waterways and help residents with “spring cleaning.” The following...
Gardening Workshop
Senior Center, 820 W. Arapaho Rd.Cost: $5, no Senior Center membership required (to sign up, call 972-744-7800)Saturday, March 2210 a.m. Certified Arborist and SMU Director of Landscape Management Dr. Kevin L. Dillard will teach all about soils—their...
Coyote Sightings Normal for Spring
March is a prime time to see an increase in coyotes in North Texas, as the animal’s mating season (which begins in January) usually ends in the early part of March and its birthing season begins in the latter part. During this time, coyotes are either howling to find...
Enter Your Garden in the Richardson Woman’s Club Annual Garden Tour
The Richardson Woman’s Club is looking for gardens to be a part of its Annual Garden Tour. Scheduled for May 3, the annual event features 5-7 gardens throughout Richardson. If you have a garden you would like to be included, sign up...
Spring Cleaning? BABIC Service Available for Large Items, Yard Trimmings
If you’re planning to do some spring cleaning and/or tree trimming soon, don’t forget the City provides Brush and Bulky Item Collection Service (BABIC) once a week on your recycling day—simply request online, through the MyRichardson mobile app or by calling the BABIC...
Free Butterfly Gardening Class Next Saturday
City Council Chamber, 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Ste. 525(City Hall entrance and parking located near Plano Road/Greenville Avenue intersection)Admission: FreeSaturday, March 151-2 p.m. Dallas Master Gardener Janet Smith will show us how to create a...
Enter Your Garden in the Richardson Woman’s Club Annual Garden Tour
The Richardson Woman’s Club is looking for gardens to be a part of its Annual Garden Tour. Scheduled for May 3, the annual event features 5-7 gardens throughout Richardson. If you have a garden you would like to be included, sign up...
Water System Chlorine Maintenance Begins Monday
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), Richardson’s water supplier, will conduct its annual chlorine maintenance on its water transmission system and member cities’ distribution systems March 3-31. The treatment is both a water system maintenance function...
Richardson Relaunches Urban Naturalist Series; First Nature Walk is this Sunday
The Parks and Recreation Department is relaunching its Urban Naturalist program with four upcoming walks, three at Breckinridge Park and one at Spring Creek Nature Area. Each walk has a different focus and is a great opportunity to learn from a Texas Master Naturalist...
Pruning Tips from the Experts
Now (i.e. late winter/early spring) is a good time to prune many species of plants because new tissue forms rapidly, and, through pruning, the energy stored in the roots and stems can be directed toward forming new growth. To reduce the height of a shrub...