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

Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, joins Peggy Malecki as today's co-host while Mike has the day off. Michelle Hickey is co-founder and vice president of The Resiliency Institute (TRI), a non-profit organization with a mission to transform Chicago’s suburbs into resilient communities based on the concept of permaculture. Chris Beiser, Plant Care Specialist for the Chicago Botanic Garden, talks about what he’s seeing in the way of pests and diseases in the summer garden.