I hear from Gloria Ciaccio, head of PR at the Chicago Botanic Garden, that when the garden held a collection weekend for garden plastics in June they collected 20 Gaylords of pots. (A "Gaylord"is a kind of box, sized to fit a shipping pallet. Each Gaylord--it's a brand name, I gather--represents 1.75 cubic yards and 47.250 cubic feet, Gloria is told by Mel Huwe, general manager of grounds services and event support at the garden, and we have no choice but to believe him because until now we had never heard of a Gaylord.)
The garden was surprised by the response and the collection event was such a success that the garden plans to do it again in early June of next year, Gloria says.
A reminder: I'll be on Mike Nowak's radio show tomorrow (Sunday) discussing the plastics issue from noon to 2 p.m. on WCPT, 820-AM.
Here's a link to a podcast of the last time I was on the show a couple of weeks ago. We were talking with marcus de la fleur about his serial efforts to retrofit homes and gardens to sustainably collect and manage stormwater.
Also on the agenda: talk about pollution in the Chicago River and Greg Mueller, vice president for science and academic programs at the Chicago Botanic Garden and, crucially, mushroom maven. He will talk about the book he co-authored on Illinois mushrooms that I discussed in this blog post.
Got a garden question? I recommend you call or e-mail the Plant Clinic of The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, the Master Gardeners of the University of Illinois Extension or the Plant Information Service of the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe.
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