The Morton Arboretum

On the Road at the Growing Place
Gardening Insects Tree Care 

On the Road at The Growing Place

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The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki is on the road (again) after two years. Today we’re streaming live from The Growing Place in Aurora, Illinois. We’ll talk hydrangeas with Michael Massat, and Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts will look at the trees on site and offer tree care advice.

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Start with Something Simple and Beautiful
Clean energy Gardening Podcast 

Start with Something Simple and Beautiful

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Garden writer and author Beth Botts returns to the show after a long absence to offer basic gardening advice. Colleen Smith, Deputy Director at the Illinois Environmental Council, weighs in on the chances of passing clean energy legislation for the state in the waning days of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session.

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Winter Tree Care
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Winter Tree Care: Inspection, Pruning and More

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Chad Rigsby from Bartlett Tree Experts talks about the importance of inspecting your trees during the winter months. Jessica Chipkin from Crate Free Illinois and Tyler Lobdell of Food & Water Watch report on the progress of the Farm System Reform Act and other fights against the inhumanity of factory farms in the U.S.

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Skeet's Traveling Critter Carnival - bagworm
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Skeet’s Traveling Critter Carnival

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Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts returns to the show with his traveling critter carnival. He talks to Mike and Peggy about summer tree issues. Dan Kosta from Vern Goers Greenhouse previews the Prairie State Bonsai Society annual show at the Morton Arboretum.

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Climate Superheroes
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Trees As Climate Superheroes

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Lydia Scott from the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) and Colleen Murphy-Dunning of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies preview an event this Wednesday at The Morton Arboretum about trees and climate change, where Mike will be moderator.

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Debra Shore and Mike Nowak at McCook Reservoir
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Safe Water in the Era of Climate Change

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Commissioner Debra Shore returns to talk about the challenges facing the MWRD as it copes with the uncertainty of climate change. Susan Martin and Laura Deeter preview the Perennial Plant Symposium at The Morton Arboretum.

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Live from Custer Fair in Evanston, IL
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Live from Custer Fair in Evanston

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Mike and Peggy are live from the Custer Fair in Evanston, Illinois, where they welcome Tom Klitzkie of Nature’s Perspective Landscaping, meteorologist Rick DiMaio and more.

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December 10, 2017 – Snow Leaves and Ponzetters

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Doris Taylor from the Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic talks about why trees have been reluctant to drop their leaves this fall, Kate Green from Lurvey Garden Center has information on holiday plants, and meteorologist Rick DiMaio reports on California wildfires and the year in climate change.

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September 23, 2017 – A Couple of PhDs Talking Tree Extinction

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Some of our iconic ash and oak species are on the brink of extinction. Dr. Murphy Westwood from The Morton Arboretum and Dr. Rex Bastian from Davey Tree Experts talk about why that has happened and what we do to save them.

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