gardening, the environment, green living and a lot of humor

Mike welcomes a quartet of seed starting enthusiasts. Richard Tilley and Denise Browning from the Wicker Park Garden Club talk about which plants can be started this early in the growing year. The Seed Keeper Company gals, Carol Niec and Kerrie Rosenthal, talk about their outreach programs to all 50 states and what's in store for 2013. Attorney Bret Rappaport previews his talk on Febrary 5 about how reasonable municipal weed ordinances and reasonable homeowners can work together to encourage native plants in the landscape.