Thirteen Loveland Garden Club members visited Forest Lawn Cemetery, an official Nebraska arboretum site, Wednesday, October 14^th. Forest Lawn Director Brian Kruse gave a brief background of the cemetery’s 141-year history. the largest cemetery between the Mississippi River and California.
Graham Herbst from the Nebraska Forest Service. led the group for a ‘Tree Walk’ pointing out important trees, including several State Champion Trees, explaining what helped various species thrive and which ones were most successful in our climate. In addition to the beautiful trees, members took a walk- hrough Omaha history seeing the many familiar names spread throughout the 349 acres. After the walk, members visited the chapel and went on to Tussey’s for lunch.