“Who are you planting for?” asks Bob Henrickson in a presentation on pollinators. We tend to plant for our own purpose—beauty, food, screening—without realizing that our own small yards can make a difference on the larger environment. Henrickson will offer suggestions for some of the best native plants for a more pollinator-friendly garden all through the seasons. He says offering more plant diversity in our landscapes attracts beneficial insects. He will provide a list of pollinator-friendly native and non-native plants that provide habitat for pollinators.

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.