Milkweed plant
Courtesy Chicago Botanic Garden
Milkweed plant
Courtesy Chicago Botanic Garden

Park the lawn mower. Put away the sidewalk edger. Building a climate resilient future may depend on it. Is the pristine, green lawn incompatible with life in a warming world? Botanist and Chicago-area native Joey Santore has a show called Kill Your Lawn and was recently in town filming. As part of our “Climate Solutions Week” coverage from WBEZ and NPR, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco sat down with him.

Milkweed plant
Courtesy Chicago Botanic Garden
Milkweed plant
Courtesy Chicago Botanic Garden

Park the lawn mower. Put away the sidewalk edger. Building a climate resilient future may depend on it. Is the pristine, green lawn incompatible with life in a warming world? Botanist and Chicago-area native Joey Santore has a show called Kill Your Lawn and was recently in town filming. As part of our “Climate Solutions Week” coverage from WBEZ and NPR, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco sat down with him.