A brown bag series on all things green begins June 5. The first presentation is on “Wildflowers that Knock Our Socks Off” by Bob Henrickson of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, sponsor of the series along with UNL Dept. of Agronomy/Horticulture, UNL Garden Friends and Friends of Maxwell Arboretum. The noon presentation will be repeated the same day at 6 p.m.
Event sponsors hope to bring together a community of on- and off-campus people who care about the environment. There will be time for discussion at each session and, when weather permits, time to walk through the campus landscape.
Future topics include “Waterwise Tips and Tricks” July 10 (to avoid fourth of July conflict); “Trees and Shrubs that Survive the Heat” on August 7; and “Community Crops and Organic Gardening” on September 4. Evening sessions for these future brown bags will be at 5:30 p.m.
Participants are invited to bring a meal 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 http://arboretum.unl.edu/.