Get in the Garden
Looking for some advice on how to garden in Nebraska? From how to keep the weeds down to how to water most effectively—and everything in between—we have information, resources, tips and how-tos to help you get started and to help your garden grow along the way. Check out the resources below, and if you don't see what you need, drop us an email at arboretum@unl.edu.
Plus, don't miss our Bloom Box: Growing Deeper podcast episodes on various gardening-related topics. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a full list of podcast episodes.
Getting Started
NEW! Rain Gardens 101
Caring for New Plants
Watch Out for Weeds
Healthy Soil
How to Test Your Soil
Preparing Your Garden without Chemicals
Effective Watering
Tips for Drought-Tolerant Landscapes
Tips for Prairie Gardens
Gardening with Prairie Plants
Bulb Planting
Leaves and Compost
Trees and Drought
Seasonal Pollinator Garden Guide
Design Your Own Pollinator Garden Worksheet
All about Pollinators (The Seed, 2016)
Creating an Edible Landscape (The Seed, 2011)
Specific Concerns
Guidelines for Watering Newly Planted Trees
Dealing with Road Salt and De-icers in Your Landscape
Your Garden at the End of the Season
Using More Plants and Less Mulch (Groundcover planting)
Creating a Dog-Friendly Yard
Beauty in the Winter Garden
How to Dry Flowers from Your Garden
Green Ideas for a Long Winter
Garden-Related
Gardening as You Age
Keeping a Garden Journal
Garden Photography
Take a Winter Walk
Winter Decorating with Nature
Podcast Episodes
How to Prepare a New Garden Bed
All about Soil
Spring Cleanup
Apartment Gardens
Garden Lingo
Weeds
Gifts for Gardeners
Books for Gardeners
Victory Gardens
Gardening with Mushrooms
Plant Hardiness
Vegetable Seed Starting
Gardening with Pets
Late Summer Gardening Advice
Fall Garden Chores & Manure for Soil
2024 Book & Gift Guide for Gardeners
