Austin’s Lady Bird Lake will bloom with new floating wetlands this spring
Designing a garden is a very personal matter. The Trail Foundation, protector and curator of the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, wants to be sure to get it right when it plants its next garden. So it's asking for locals' help.
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