Many of the plants that are appealing outdoors can be cut and arranged for indoor use or outdoor displays as well. Bob Henrickson of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum has been creating seasonal arrangements for years and will have beautiful photos and ideas for dramatic displays. “If you plan your landscape well, you can just walk out your back door and find plenty of options for wreaths, tree decorations and fresh or dried bouquets.” Bob will also show decorative seedheads and pods of wild plants, gathered from fields and along Nebraska’s roadsides.
The presentation will be on campus but is also available online at connect.unl.edu/brownbag and a pdf is posted 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 Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, UNL Garden Friends and Friends of Maxwell Arboretum.
Participants are invited to bring their lunch, ideas and 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.