Dr. Allan Armitage Archives

Solutions for a Planet on the Brink

November 6, 2021November 8, 2021 Mike Nowak Bell Bowl Prairie, climate change, COP26, Dr. Allan Armitage, eco-influencer, environment, gardening, GreenTown Rockford, Peggy Malecki, Sustain Rockford, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Horticulturist Allan Armitage stops by to talk about his latest book, which isn’t about gardening at all. The latest attempt to stem the tide of climate change is happening at the COP26 Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Mike, Peggy and Rick DiMaio will attempt to make sense of the proceedings, not that anyone can. GreenTown Rockford happens next week, and we’ll preview it with Brad Roos from Sustain Rockford.

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Easter Sunday in the Church of Green

April 11, 2020April 15, 2020 Mike Nowak clean air and water, COVID-19, Dr. Allan Armitage, eco-influencer, gardening walkabout, gutting environmental protections, Natural Resources Defense Council, Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots, Peggy Malecki, rollback of Obama clean car standards, The Mike Nowak Show

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What’s Easter Sunday in the Church of Green? It’s a visit with garden expert and author Dr. Allan Armitage to talk about how COVID-19 has changed the way we grow things. Then it’s a visit from J.C. Kibbey and Mark Nabong from the NRDC, who report on the ways that our own government has forsaken the environmental health of its own lands, water and air for…what?

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Allan Armitage and Solution Gardening

October 26, 2019October 28, 2019 Mike Nowak Dr. Allan Armitage, environment, gardening, Green Living Expo, herbaceous perennial plants, Illinois Extension, McHenry County College, Peggy Malecki, pumpkin smash, SCARCE, solution gardening, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Dr. Allan Armitage returns to the show to talk about his concept of “solution gardening,” his books, upcoming classes and more. Sarah Batka from Illinois Extension and volunteer Ivy Tzur talk about how “pumpkin smashes” are keeping organic matter out of landfills. McHenry County College Sustainability Director Kim Hankins previews next week’s Green Living Expo.

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May 21, 2017 – Name This!

May 20, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Bartlett Tree Experts, Dr. Allan Armitage, environmment, gardening, Isabella Woods, mulch, MWRD, Noreen Edwards Metz, plant names, The Mike Nowak Show, tree care

Mike and Peggy talk to the renowned Dr. Allan Armitage about his new book, Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots, report on a victory for a natural area on the border of Evanston and Wilmette, and get tree care questions answered by Skeet of Bartlett Tree Experts.

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For the love of gardens and wolves

April 5, 2013 Mike Nowak Dr. Allan Armitage, Endangered Species Act, gardening, healthy ecosystems, Jim and Jamie Dutcher, LaPorte County Indiana Master Gardeners, Living with Wolves, Perennials for the Sun, The Field Museum

March 31, 2013 Dr. Allan Armitage is “Going Crazy” It’s a pleasure to welcome Dr. Allan Armitage back to the