And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town,
King harvest has surely come. ----The Band
Welcome to the UNL Gardens website!
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Autumn Day
Lord: it is time.
The summer was so immense. Lay your shadow on the sundials, and let loose the wind in the fields. Bid the last fruits be full; give them another two more southerly days, press them to ripeness, and chase the last sweetness into the heavy wine. Whoever has no house now will not build one anymore. Whoever is alone now will remain so for a long time, will stay up, read, write long letters and wander the avenues, up and down, restlessly, while the leaves are blowing. Rilke
Fall Color on Campus!
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We are dedicated to the proposition that the living horticultural resources of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus are not only places to enjoy aesthetically, they are an invaluable educational tool, a place to reflect on life; they are an often overlooked jewel in the crown of Lincoln’s greenspaces.
UNL Gardens is a joint project of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and the Friends of Maxwell Arboretum. As such, it will address both the academic department’s gardens as well as the arboretum and other East Campus UNL Botanic Garden and Arboretum (UNLBGA) sites.
Why on earth, you might ask, does the world need another plant website? There are surely enough by now. While it is true that there are plenty of excellent sites where you can access information about plants, we hope ours will present some major differences. First, we are concerned primarily with the specific plants found on East Campus; our information will act as a guide to those visiting campus and a resource for those who cannot. Secondly, we believe in the principal put forth by Elizabeth Lawrence: “Gardening, reading about gardening, and writing about gardening are all one; no one can garden alone” (The Little Bulbs: A Tale of Two Gardens, 1957). You’ll find lots of horticultural “read more about it” here, with a special emphasis on historical resources. We aim as well, to link the horticultural world to the greater world of ideas, to literature, philosophy, history, politics, and poetry. If gardening were just about the plants it would be a great thing; the fact that it connects us to an experience of the wider world is what imbues it with meaning and makes it a sustaining force in our lives.
In addition to material on the gardens of East Campus, we will present information on the horticultural history of the campus, published resources on horticulture of the Great Plains from the past 140 years, and links to other great websites to enrich your gardening experience and love of plants.
This website is in its infancy--a seedling. Check back often to see what new information has been posted. My style on this site will be informal, a discussion between friends. So let me know what else you’d like to see, what information you can add.
See you in the gardens,
Emily Levine
Special Projects Research Horticulturist
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture/
UNL Garden Friends/Friends of Maxwell
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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| A note on the photographs:
I try to change the photographs on the main pages with the seasons. Almost all of the pictures on this website are of actual plants on East Campus. Unless otherwise indicated, photographs are copyrighted to Emily Levine. No reproductions in any format are allowed without permission.
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