Electric mowers: Not as green as this, but still greener than charging up your sit-on behemoth to do the edging

For those of you interested in making sure your garden is as green as possible, quick reminder: it’s the Central Texas Electric Lawnmower Program exchange event on Saturday.

The program provides a rebate voucher if you trade in your fuel-guzzling, high-polluting gas-powered model for a cleaner electric model (this is, of course, if you’re not hardcore enough to get a hand-push model.) Orders were supposed to be placed by mid-day today, so if you put your reservations in, don’t forget to go pick your nice new electric model up from the Home Depot at 3600 I-35 South, 8.30am-2pm. Check back with them to see when the next event will be, or if there’s any left this time around.

This article appears in April 4 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.