Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz are the authors of  Gardening with Foliage: 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more. They talk to Mike and Peggy about value of foliage in a garden and how to use their book for inspiration.

Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz are the authors of  Gardening with Foliage: 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more. They talk to Mike and Peggy about value of foliage in a garden and how to use their book for inspiration.

Lisa Kivirist and Alison Parker preview a couple of events for women farmers--Soil Sisters, A Celebration of Wisconsin Farms and Rural Life, and In Her Boots, Market Farming in Suburbia. Michele Hoffman takes her place at The Mike Nowak Show Science Desk before heading to Florida to do research for her film Microcosm. Elaine Coorens reports on the biggest land deal in the North Branch Corridor that nobody has heard of.

Lisa Kivirist and Alison Parker preview a couple of events for women farmers--Soil Sisters, A Celebration of Wisconsin Farms and Rural Life, and In Her Boots, Market Farming in Suburbia. Michele Hoffman takes her place at The Mike Nowak Show Science Desk before heading to Florida to do research for her film Microcosm. Elaine Coorens reports on the biggest land deal in the North Branch Corridor that nobody has heard of.

Chef Paul Virant previews the Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner at which Mike Nowak will be auctioneer. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio reports on his trip to Iceland with Loyola University Chicago students to study climate change.

Chef Paul Virant previews the Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner at which Mike Nowak will be auctioneer. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio reports on his trip to Iceland with Loyola University Chicago students to study climate change.

Nick Wesley, Zach Damato and George Brigandi of Urban Rivers explain their plan for creating floating gardens and habitats in the Chicago River. Peggy and Mike get an update on wildfires in British Columbia from David Scott of Spaced Out Radio. Professor Carl Zimring from the Pratt Institute and Kris Kaar, president of the Illinois Recycling Association, preview the talk "A Couple of Professors Talkin' Trash."

Nick Wesley, Zach Damato and George Brigandi of Urban Rivers explain their plan for creating floating gardens and habitats in the Chicago River. Peggy and Mike get an update on wildfires in British Columbia from David Scott of Spaced Out Radio. Professor Carl Zimring from the Pratt Institute and Kris Kaar, president of the Illinois Recycling Association, preview the talk "A Couple of Professors Talkin' Trash."

Laury Lewis is an Illinois Master Gardener and former Chicago Gardener of the Year. He visits the WCGO Studios to promote then 49th Annual Sheffield Music Festival and Garden Walk and talk gardening with Mike and Peggy.

Laury Lewis is an Illinois Master Gardener and former Chicago Gardener of the Year. He visits the WCGO Studios to promote then 49th Annual Sheffield Music Festival and Garden Walk and talk gardening with Mike and Peggy.