Bringing natural elements indoors for holiday decorating can add whimsey, beauty and color to your home.
These holly cultivars will survive Nebraska's extreme temperatures.
Consider this perennial for a burst of late-season color in the garden.
Depending on the season, oaks can produce an abundant crop of acorns. The question is: will all those acorns hurt your lawn?
Sustainable Landscape Specialist Sarah Buckley explains the difference between the terms native, cultivar and nativar and how to best use each in your garden.
Sand is common in Nebraska, but the good news is, there are lots of plants that thrive in it.
Some late-season care can help your trees weather the winter and get off to a strong growing season next spring.
Here's how to identify and eradicate aster yellows from your garden.
You might walk right by these native Nebraska cactus and not realize they are actually covered in insects.
You can help prevent the spread of invasive species.
The innovative use of sedges is making a difference in the water quality of urban ponds.
Planting a tree is always a great idea, but it's also wise to put some thought into the tree selection process before you make your purchase. Consider these five top-notch but underutilized trees when you are deciding what to plant next in your yard.
Hackberry trees may be the bane of your existence, but they offer many ecological benefits.
Once a popular landscape tree, Callery pear is now considered invasive and a threat to natural landscapes.
Planting new trees is always a great idea, but let's not forget about caring for the trees we already have in our yards and neighborhoods.
Creating a rain garden in your home landscape will help to utilize rain as the resource it is.
Volunteers in Steinauer are sowing a native tallgrass prairie one seed at a time.
Key elements that make a public or community planting successful.
Here are some tips for attracting more feathered friends to your yard during the winter.
Here's how to add a splash of vibrant color into your drab winter landscape.
This recommended perennial, grass, shrub, tree and conifer offer both beauty and ecological benefits for your yard and garden.
Climate change is impacting the livelihood of conifers in Nebraska, but there are still some great options to consider.
The USDA updated its plant hardiness zone map for the first time since 2012. What impact will the changes have on gardeners in Nebraska?
These five native perennials require some patience but are well-worth the wait.
Northeast High School Garden Club students get a lesson in proper tree planting techniques from NSA experts.
