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Our MissionThe Arboretum at UNLV serves the campus, the community, and the region through displays of flora adaptable to southern Nevada, the Mojave Desert, and other arid regions. The plant collection supports teaching and research, enhances campus beauty, and fosters awareness of plants in the human environment.
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Looking for a little help in the yard or garden? There are are host of great resources here in Southern Nevada
Have a question? Contact the Home Gardening Help Line at 702-257-5555. Their trained Master Gardeners will give you a hand with all those home gardening problems. You can also email in your question at: http://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/mastergardener/askus/
Linn Mills is our city's icon when it comes to gardening. He has been an integral part of our desert gardening community for years. He also has a weekly column in the Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.lvrj.com/columnists/Linn_Mills.html If you want to talk cactus, ask for Pete Duncombe at the Springs Preserve. He is a wonder when it comes to which cacti works here and how to plant it and care for it properly. Springs Preserve333 S. Valley View
Blvd. http://www.springspreserve.org/html/gardens_experts.html
This weekly radio series on our local KNPR radio (88.9 FM) gives a wealth of knowledge on how to succeed with your garden in Southern Nevada. The series is hosted by Norm Schilling of Schilling Horticulture and Dr. Angela O'Callaghan of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Check out the KNPR website at http://www.knpr.org/dbloom/listNEW.cfm for podcasts of current and past Desert Bloom episodes.
This lady knows her tomatoes! Leslie Doyle has been informing the public on how to grow tomatoes here in the desert heat for years. Her method produces lots of tomatoes and they are big! Her garden is so successful that she has been chosen as a contributor and test garden for Organic Gardening magazine. http://www.sweettomatotestgarden.com/
Another great source is the Nevada Garden Clubs: http://gardencentral.org/nv/ . Whether you are into orchids, roses or bonsai, this is a great place to get information about the clubs and their members.
Our own Arboretum has information on this website as well as information on site. We also have public lectures and events on a regular basis so keep us bookmarked and check back for our next event.
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Send mail to
jacobyg@unlv.nevada.edu with
questions or comments about this web site.
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