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UNL Extension Horticulture

Healing Landscapes, Healthy Crops, and a Safe Environment

Welcome to the University of Nebraska Extension Horticulture web site, helping Nebraskans to create sustainable rural and urban landscapes. Extension helps Nebraskans put knowledge to work so participants can make sound decisions to better their lives.

Average Soil Temperature
11/18/2009
Mead, NE 41.9°F
Hort Update
A seasonal horticulture newsletter for the green industry.
Current issue: October 26, 2009


Backyard Farmer

Since 1953, Backyard Farmer has been a television program dedicated to helping you to find solutions to your lawn and garden questions. From April to early September, view Backyard Farmer Live is on NET1, Thursdays at 7:00 pm CST.


Container Gardening

Important: At the end of this video you'll see more videos available on YouTube. UNL Extension takes no responsibility for, or exercises no control over, the organizations, views, accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance or legality of the material originating outside of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension system.


Seasonal Landscape Problems
A pictorial listing of common landscape problems, organized by month.


Garden Center Update
Horticultural DVD's & videos and English to Spanish communication guides for use by the commercial horticulture industry or as educational tools for interested individuals.



2010 Great Plants for the Great Plains
The GreatPlants program is a joint effort of the Nebraska Nursery & Landscape Association and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum that selects and promotes exceptional plants –reliably hardy, easy to care for, and ornamentally worthwhile – for Plants of the Year and for GreatPlants Releases and Introductions. Ask for them at your local nursery!
American Yellowwood
American Yellowwood,
Cladrastis kentuckea
Swiss Stone Pine
Swiss Stone Pine,
Pinus cembra

Bottlebrush Buckeye
Bottlebrush Buckeye,
Aesculus parviflora
'Gateway' Eupatorium
'Gateway' Eupatorium,
Eupatorium purpureum
'Gateway'
Sand Lovegrass
Sand Lovegrass,
Eragrostis trichodes