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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
3/16/2010
Mead, NE 38.6°F
Hort Update
A seasonal horticulture newsletter for the green industry.
Current issue: March 1, 2010


Backyard Farmer

Since 1953, the Backyard Farmer show has been dedicated to helping gardeners find solutions to their lawn and garden questions. The 2010 Backyard Farmer season begins Thursday, April 1 on NET1 at 7:00 pm CST. Join us for another great year!


Pre-Emergent Herbicides

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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