gardening Archives

GRC2: What If Communities Actually Worked Together to be Sustainable?

Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus celebrates a milestone for the Greenest Region Compact. Tony Abruscato of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, explains his collaboration with 811 Chicago and Taste of Chicago.

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A Little Science in the Garden Goes a Long Way

June 30, 2018July 20, 2018 Mike Nowak Bucktown Garden Walk, Chicago, Dearborn Garden Walk, environment, gardening, gardening science, Lee Reich, SavATree, sustainability, The Ever Curious Gardener, The Mike Nowak Show, tick control, tree care

Author, lecturer and “farmden” cultivator Lee Reich talks about his new book, The Ever Curious Gardener. Folks from the Dearborn Garden Walk and the Bucktown Garden Walk come to the studio to promote their summer events.

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Return of the Queen of All Horticultural Media

June 23, 2018June 30, 2018 Mike Nowak Albert Ettinger, Chicago River, Clean Water Act, environment, gardening, Illinois Sierra Club, low maintenance perennials, Melinda Myers, MWRD, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Trump Tower Chicago

Garden expert, author, lecturer and Queen of All Horticultural Media Melinda Myers returns to the show to talk early summer gardening. Environmental attorney Albert Ettinger and Cindy Skrukrud from the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club explain their lawsuit with Chicago Trump Tower over its continuing violation of the Clean Water Act.

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Live from Custer Fair in Evanston

June 16, 2018June 15, 2019 Mike Nowak climate variability, Custer Street Fair, environment, Evanston, gardening, green living, landscaping, pesticides, Rick DiMaio, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Morton Arboretum, Tom Klitzkie, viburnum leaf beetle

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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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The Garden Boss Is in the Hoss…er, House

June 9, 2018June 16, 2018 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, apple scab, Benjamin Vogt, Chicago composting law, edible gardening, environment, gardening, Get Out and Grow, native plants, The Garden Boss, The Mike Nowak Show, weed laws, William Moss

Mike and Peggy welcome William Moss (also known as The Garden Boss) from Get Out and Grow to talk about all things gardening. Native landscaper Benjamin Vogt recounts his battle with the City of Lincoln, Nebraska over what they consider “weedy” plants.

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Garden Questions, Answers and Stories

May 26, 2018June 1, 2018 Mike Nowak A Plus Pest Control, ants, environment, gardening, mosquitoes, pesticides, Preen, Rick Moskovitz, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, weed control

Mike and Peggy tell stories of robins, backyard chemical use and growing garlic. Rick Moskovitz from A-Plus Pest Control returns to talk about safe spring pest solutions. Rick DiMaio makes a rare studio appearance to discuss tropical storms and the return of warm weather.

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The Challenge of Biochar and Biosolids

May 20, 2018June 1, 2018 Mike Nowak 2018 Farm Bill, biochar, biosolids, carbon sequestration, environment, gardening, Jackson Park, local food, MRWD, Obama Presidential Center, rural energy, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Juanita Irizarry from Friends of the Parks returns to talk about the progress of the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Liz Moran Stelk of Illinois Stewardship Alliance and Andy Olsen from ELPC say we need a better 2018 Farm Bill. Dan Dinelli from North Shore Country Club, Tom Marerro of Wakefield Biochar and Dominic Brose from MWRD talk biochar and biosolids.

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May 6, 2018 – Chicago Grows Green Lawns and Rivers

May 5, 2018May 11, 2018 Mike Nowak environment, fish species, Friends of the Chicago River, gardening, green living, John Quail, Midwest Pesticide Action Center, organic lawn care, stormwater, sustainability, synthetic fertilizer, The Mike Nowak Show

Ruth Kerzee of the Midwest Pesticide Action Center explains what Chicago Grows Green Week has to do with your lawn. John Quail from Friends of the Chicago River highlights environmental victories and the outlook for the future of this urban river.

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Coal Ash Threat Dead Ahead!

April 28, 2018January 26, 2019 Mike Nowak coal ash, cold season crops, Eco-Justice Collaborative, environment, gardening, green living, Milwaukee, Prairie Rivers Network, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener

Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, answer your gardening questions for a cold spring. Pam and Lan Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative Andrew Rehn from Prairie Rivers Network explain the threat to a cherished east central Illinois river.

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Make Earth Day Count

April 21, 2018March 26, 2022 Mike Nowak Alderman Michele Smith, Emily Murphy, endangered species, environment, gardening, green living, Illinois Environmental Council, North Branch Industrial Corridor, organic gardening, Pass the Pistil, Scott Waguespack, The Mike Nowak Show

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Emily Murphy talks about her book Grow What You Love, Chicago Aldermen Michele Smith and Scott Waguespack explain why they want to create a 24-acre park in the North Branch Industrial Corridor, and Jennifer Walling from the IEC reports on a bill that would weaken the state’s Endangered Species Protection Board.