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...
Plan Ahead to Prevent Weeds
If you’re planning to apply pre-emergent products on your lawn to prevent annual summer weeds, late February-early March is normally the best time to do so. City Parks and Recreation staff say that soil temperatures will be quickly rising soon and weed seeds will...
City Preps for Annual Recycling Bag Letter, Giveaway
Shipments of blue recycling bags have started arriving at the City’s Service Center in preparation for the annual letter that’s mailed to residents by the Mayor and City Council that can be redeemed for two free rolls of bags. This week’s incoming truckload contained...
Great Backyard Bird Count is this Weekend
The 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, organized by the National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab or Ornithology and Birds Canada, takes place today (Friday, Feb. 14) through Monday, Feb. 17. Participants are asked to watch for birds in their backyard or anywhere...
Clean Rain Gutters to Prevent Pests, Home Damage
Cleaning gutters is a good way to prepare for potential icy weather and also a good overall spring-cleaning task. Keeping gutters free of fallen leaves has many advantages, including: Enables proper water flow, which deters ice buildup in gutters and...