Mike and Peggy announce the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards. Heather Holm is a horticulturist and biologist by training who has just released a book called Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide. Brett Bloom explains what will happen at the upcoming Camp BreakDown Break Down Pachamanka, a retreat in Freeport, Illinois. Jim Kleinwachter from The Conservation Foundation and Val Kehoe from Illinois Extension talk about how Cook County residents can get involved with the Conservation at Home program. Brian Imus from the USGBC-IL previews their annual Limelight gala.