Ornamental grasses are key plants for the garden, providing seasonal beauty with colors and textures only they can provide. They are easy-to-grow, well-adapted to the extremes of the Great Plains climate and offer a wide range of sizes, colors and flowering times. For these same ornamental qualities, many gardeners are discovering the sedges and the multitude of choices this grass-like group of plants brings to the landscape. More

LINCOLN, Neb. — Rachel Allison, southwest district forester for the Nebraska Forest Service at North Platte, received the Nebraska Arborists Association Educator of the Year Award during its Great Plains Shade Tree Conference. More

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Tree Care Workshops will offer members of the green industry the opportunity to learn more about current and emerging issues in tree care with an emphasis on preparedness for the community forest. More

The rose is America's most beloved flower. It also has the reputation for being persnickety, fussy and downright difficult to grow. Disenchanted gardeners can now consider growing EarthKind Roses. Texas A & M University started the EarthKind Environmental Stewardship Program to promote landscape sustainability, using tough rose varieties to launch the program. Roses deemed EarthKind are noted for their winter hardiness, disease resistance, drought tolerance and reliable flowering. More

Winter – cold and gray and often foreboding. But also a good time to bundle up and get close to trees. For it is not until after the autumn drop of leaves, that the attractive bark and structural form of many trees are better revealed. One of the best trees for winter revelation is the Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus ). Native to the eastern third of Nebraska, coffeetree tells a winter story unlike any other tree.  More

LINCOLN, Neb. — A neighborhood activist, a couple of school teachers and an Eagle Scout are among those honored by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum's annual awards. More

LINCOLN, Neb. — Recent ice storms have left a trail of tree damage across the Midwest. In Nebraska, southeast Nebraska was hardest hit, a Nebraska Forest Service community forestry program leader said. More

LINCOLN, Neb. — Justin Evertson, assistant director for community programs at the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, has been named the 2007 Communicator of the Year by the Nebraska chapter of the Association of Communication Excellence in Agricultural, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences. More

Whether you're creating eye-popping mantle displays, gorgeous wreaths or topiary trees, natural crafts make holiday decorating more fun. A holiday glow begins from the time you start planning your designs and gathering materials.  More

LINCOLN, Neb. — While untangling the decorative lights, dusting off the decorations and putting up the tree, consider safety so that an otherwise memorable Christmas doesn't turn into an experience everyone would rather forget, a Nebraska Forest Service forester said.  More