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Sue Markgraf and Lurie Garden’s new chief horticulturist Jennifer Davit were recently featured on WCPT Radio’s “The Mike Nowak Show”, talking about managing the garden. Mike recommends listeners visit Lurie Garden in Millennium Park this fall and introduces Jennifer and her horticultural background on air. She and Sue give an overview of Lurie Garden and its role as a sustainable destination - a “jewel” - in Chicago.

Click here to listen to the interview. (Mp3)

Mike Nowak’s weekly show covers all-things horticultural and environmental, and can be heard on Sunday mornings from 9 to 11 on 820 AM and 92.7 (north), 92.5 (west) and 99.9 FM (south).

Click here to visit The Mike Nowak Show web site.

Work by Chicago Gateway Green was featured on ABC 7 News Chicago on June 27, 2010 at 8:50 a.m. The non-profit organization created and cares for more than 100 gardens along the city’s expressways. Landscape Operations Manager Julia Plumb was featured in the live segment, standing alongside one of Gateway Green’s gardens by the Kennedy expressway.

A reader of Time Out Chicago recently asked “What’s up with that?” regarding the oak leaf markers next to plants along the interstate. In the Around Town section from June 3 to June 9, Britany Robinson answers the question by identifying the signs as those of Chicago Gateway Green, “a nonprofit org that gives eyesore roadside strips the HGTV treatment.” She says the sturdy native plants in these gardens are designed to withstand the harsh environment around them.

Indeed, the plant life surrounding the hardy, industrial city of Chicago must, too, carry the same qualities. That such plant life thrives in the Windy City when given the chance is not only a testament for sustainability, but affirms that the efforts of organizations like Gateway Green are essential.

Click here to visit Chicago Gateway Green’s web site.

GreenMark PR highly endorses “The Green Machine,” a PBS documentary on greening in Chicago. We agree with Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic Blair Kamen that the key to becoming a fully green city is the adoption of a green lifestyle by its citizenry. We recognize that this action requires education and baby steps. We are proud to represent the green movement in Chicago.

Watch “The Green Machine” video about Chicago on Hulu.