DIY Landscaping Advice
If you have questions about landscaping and landscape design for your yard, you've come to the right place. The following resources offer tips and advice on a variety of landscaping topics, from what to plant where to how to maintain your lawn sustainably to how to create your own landscape design.
Plus, don't miss our Bloom Box: Growing Deeper podcast episodes and videos on various landscaping-related topics. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a full list of podcast episodes and videos.
Still have questions? Email us at aboretum@unl.edu. We are here to help!
Landscape/Garden Design
NEW! Lawn Alternatives
NEW! Rain Gardens 101 (downloadable handout)
What Do You Want from Your Yard?
What Do You Want from Your Yard part 2
Garden Design Guide
Landscape Like a Pro
Cool Season Lawn Calendar
Making a Manageable Landscape
Landscape Tips and Resolutions
Seasonal Landscape Care Guide
Tips for Drought-Tolerant Landscapes
Make a Rain Garden (webpage)
Tips for Landscaping on a Budget
Plan It or Wing It?
Landscape Challenges (The Seed, 2012)
Sustainable Landscape Design (The Seed, 2021)
Let's Rethink the Lawn (The Seed, 2022)
Understanding and Managing Weeds (The Seed, 2019)
The Future of Our Landscapes (The Seed, 2017)
Working Toward a Waterwise Landscape (The Seed, 2013)
Landscaping & Design Tips for Particular Areas
Curbside Planting
The Front Yard
The Back Yard
The Side Yard
Small Yards
The Dog-Friendly Yard
Foundation Plantings
Street Trees
Plants, Trees & Turf
Better Together: Good Plant Combinations
Healthy Trees in Your Yard
Tips for Prairie Gardens
Planting with Prairie Natives
Gardening with Prairie Plants
Designing with Trees
How to Reduce Weeding
Planting to Attract Wildlife
Turf Grass Tips
Podcast Episodes
How to Prepare a New Garden Bed
What We Wish We'd Known about Gardening
How Plants Protect Us: Using Plants to Create Community
Lawn Alternatives
The Assurity Garden
Videos
Waterwise Landscapes
More Waterwise Practices for the Home Landscape
Let's Talk about Lawn Alternatives
