Tour/Open House
Time:
Arboretum Tours in Omaha area
Date:
All Day
Various sites
Additional Info: offered via distance education
Contact:
Kate Eriksen , (402) 472-2971, klarsen1@unl.edu
Thursday, October 17
9 a.m. CABG Patch Arboretum in Omaha’s Rolling Hills area has many mature trees from its original days as a nursery. Curators Robert and Carol Lynch have added hundreds more trees and shrubs as well as many perennial beds. Unusual trees include dawn redwood, Swiss stone and lacebark pin.
10:30 a.m. Forest Lawn Cemetery was laid out in a “park-like” fashion with canopied roads to shade horse-drawn buggies and later automobiles and has a wonderful variety of mature trees.
Noon. Metro Community College, originally a military site with parade grounds, has some beautiful trees, shrubs and perennial beds. Participants can purchase lunch at the college’s highly-acclaimed Culinary Arts Institute Bistro.
2 p.m. Elmwood Park dates back to the late 1880s and was originally envisioned as a place to escape the gritty sights and sounds of the thriving prairie city. It contains a stone grotto, meandering stream, a pavilion, golf course and lots of tree-lined pathways.
3:30-6 p.m. Omaha Public Power Department Arboretum was designed to demonstrate proper tree-planting, particularly around power lines, and the value of trees in terms of beauty and energy conservation. A plant sale will be held after the tour.
For more information about the tours, call 402.472.2971. Arboretum locations and more can be found at arboretum.unl.edu/southeast-nebraska.
9 a.m. CABG Patch Arboretum in Omaha’s Rolling Hills area has many mature trees from its original days as a nursery. Curators Robert and Carol Lynch have added hundreds more trees and shrubs as well as many perennial beds. Unusual trees include dawn redwood, Swiss stone and lacebark pin.
10:30 a.m. Forest Lawn Cemetery was laid out in a “park-like” fashion with canopied roads to shade horse-drawn buggies and later automobiles and has a wonderful variety of mature trees.
Noon. Metro Community College, originally a military site with parade grounds, has some beautiful trees, shrubs and perennial beds. Participants can purchase lunch at the college’s highly-acclaimed Culinary Arts Institute Bistro.
2 p.m. Elmwood Park dates back to the late 1880s and was originally envisioned as a place to escape the gritty sights and sounds of the thriving prairie city. It contains a stone grotto, meandering stream, a pavilion, golf course and lots of tree-lined pathways.
3:30-6 p.m. Omaha Public Power Department Arboretum was designed to demonstrate proper tree-planting, particularly around power lines, and the value of trees in terms of beauty and energy conservation. A plant sale will be held after the tour.
For more information about the tours, call 402.472.2971. Arboretum locations and more can be found at arboretum.unl.edu/southeast-nebraska.