After years of success, UNL Gardens program is branching out for its First Tuesdays Walking Tour season. Gone will be the weekly, bi-weekly or monthly tours of Maxwell Arboretum. In will be tours of East Campus’ hidden gems.
Emily Levine, special projects research horticulturist and former grounds supervisor for Maxwell Arboretum, will kick of this year’s season with a tour Tuesday, April 5, of Carbon Sink, the woody plant area at the northeast corner of 38th Street and East Campus Loop.
All tours are noon to 1 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month through November, are free and are open to the public. They also are informal and include plenty of sharing by participants.
“In essence, the tours are designed to help us learn to see — and to learn what to look for,” Levine wrote. “We’ll also observe how different plants change through the seasons and share maintenance tips. And I’ll place plants in the larger context of history and the arts.”
In case of rain, tours will be rescheduled for the second Tuesday of the month.
For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/unlgardens or the UNL Gardens website http://unlgardens.unl.edu/home for updates. Or email your questions to elevine2@unl.edu.
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