Christina Hoyt will talk about ways to involve kids in gardening and talk about plants and landscape ideas that encourage interest and activity.

Anyone wishing to listen in can take part online at: connect.unl.edu/brownbag. The presentations are also available afterwards at arboretum.unl.edu/brown-bags. This is part of a brown-bag series on “all things green” sponsored by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL Garden Friends and Friends of Maxwell Arboretum.

“Kids tend to see things differently than adults and tend to prefer less-managed landscapes where they can play and explore. They like interesting plants, preferably ones that attract butterflies or other insects, and rough edges in the form of loose soil or rocks or sticks that they can manipulate,” Hoyt said.

Future topics include attracting birds, prairie plants, best evergreens for Nebraska landscapes, etc. Participants are invited to bring lunch or dinner, if desired, and ideas or questions. For more information about the brown-bag series, call the Arboretum at 402-472-2971, email arboretum@unl.edu or visit arboretum.unl.edu/brown-bags for this and future presentations.