Arboretum Plant Sale
Plants with a Sense of Place—Regional, Edible, Sustainable
9:00 am –
1:00 pm
East Campus Greenhouses
south of 38th & Leighton
Contact:
Karma Larsen, (402) 472-7923, klarsen1@unl.edu
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is hosting a series of spring plant sales May into June with plants for this region, and many of them from regional seed source as well.
Regionally native plants are some of the best to tolerate landscape challenges like poor soil, diseases, pests and variable moisture. There will be many edible landscape plants for gardeners wanting to grow more of their own food and some under-planted beauties for a more interesting and sustainable landscape. Nut trees include hickory, walnut, pecan and hazelnut. Persimmon and pawpaw trees will be available and fruits like raspberry, currant, serviceberry and grape. Wildflower-lovers will find lots of prairie plants. There will be woodland plants for shady areas as well as useful and varied workhorse plants that filter pollutants and don’t have to be mowed or even cut back in spring.
Arboretum plants will be available at these sales:
– May 9—Arboretum Spring Plant Sale from 9-1 p.m. at UNL East Campus, 38th and Leighton, arboretum.unl.edu/plant-sales
– May 9—Community Crops Spring Plant Sale (includes arboretum plants) from 9:30-noon at Lancaster County Extension, 444 Cherrycreek Road, www.communitycrops.org/plantsale
– Friday afternoon sales May 15, 22 and 29 from noon-5 p.m. at 38th & Leighton
– May 29-June 9—Wildflower events statewide, arboretum.unl.edu/wildflower-week
– Friday afternoon sales June 12 and 19 from noon-5 p.m. at 38th & Leighton
Whatever your existing landscape, Henrickson welcomes gardeners to bring photos to get “the right plant in the right place.” An online catalog is at https://nebraska-statewide-arboretum.myshopify.com//. Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is dedicated to improving and enhancing Nebraska community landscapes, promoting native plants and inspiring adults and children to get involved in gardening.
Regionally native plants are some of the best to tolerate landscape challenges like poor soil, diseases, pests and variable moisture. There will be many edible landscape plants for gardeners wanting to grow more of their own food and some under-planted beauties for a more interesting and sustainable landscape. Nut trees include hickory, walnut, pecan and hazelnut. Persimmon and pawpaw trees will be available and fruits like raspberry, currant, serviceberry and grape. Wildflower-lovers will find lots of prairie plants. There will be woodland plants for shady areas as well as useful and varied workhorse plants that filter pollutants and don’t have to be mowed or even cut back in spring.
Arboretum plants will be available at these sales:
– May 9—Arboretum Spring Plant Sale from 9-1 p.m. at UNL East Campus, 38th and Leighton, arboretum.unl.edu/plant-sales
– May 9—Community Crops Spring Plant Sale (includes arboretum plants) from 9:30-noon at Lancaster County Extension, 444 Cherrycreek Road, www.communitycrops.org/plantsale
– Friday afternoon sales May 15, 22 and 29 from noon-5 p.m. at 38th & Leighton
– May 29-June 9—Wildflower events statewide, arboretum.unl.edu/wildflower-week
– Friday afternoon sales June 12 and 19 from noon-5 p.m. at 38th & Leighton
Whatever your existing landscape, Henrickson welcomes gardeners to bring photos to get “the right plant in the right place.” An online catalog is at https://nebraska-statewide-arboretum.myshopify.com//. Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is dedicated to improving and enhancing Nebraska community landscapes, promoting native plants and inspiring adults and children to get involved in gardening.