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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   Joey and Al rearrange this native Illinoisan lawnscape to make the prairie-inspired yard look a little more... natural.   About Kill Your Lawn:  Best friends Joey and Al set out across America to accomplish their mission: carry out a turficidal killing spree and leave a trail of pollinator-friendly, native plant gardens in their wake. It’s time to laugh our way to a lawn-less future!    This clip comes from Season 2, Episode 7: "We Gotta Guy"    EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:  At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.       EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxtv/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxtv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthxtv      How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV    #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Ecofriendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00It's a big day in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago.

00:05Feel the rumble. Tucked between the lake and the railroad tracks,

00:11Bucolic Edgewater offers a wooded respite from the hustle and bustle of Chicago.

00:16I'm gonna start a landscaping company one day called Beautiful Chaos.

00:20And that's good for the soil, good for the biodiversity, good for the human eye,

00:24for the human mind. Louie, what do you think about this car? You like the El Camino, Louie?

00:29It's like a celebration, because this is the last time we're going to the house.

00:33Right, yeah, exactly. We want to roll up in style with the little pizazz.

00:40Tim and Lisa's is now home to more than 50 different species of native Illinois plants.

00:46The bullet's right...

00:55Oh yeah, they don't make cones like they used to, man. We gotta...

00:59We'll compensate. It's okay, you know.

01:05It's a little thin, it's a little light. We gotta pack it in.

01:07To my taste, yeah. We're gonna pack it in, make it dense.

01:10Four by four area of prairie has got 70 individual plants in it.

01:15This is showy goldenrod. This is the kind of goldenrod you gotta say,

01:18hey pal, calm down, okay? You know, this ain't about you.

01:23Well, look at this. And since this is the sand, don't touch these.

01:28The Illinois native cactus, Opuntia humifusa. This thing's blazing hot, son.

01:33So maybe we'll put some over here. Hey, Lisa?

01:36He keeps talking about how he wants to fill it the way that a true prairie looks.

01:42All right, I like the chaos of the prairie. I don't like the even spacing,

01:45and I'm not knocking Ben. I adore the hell out of him. But we're gonna just go in there

01:49and mix it up a little bit. And if he's mad, I'll apologize later and buy him a cake or something.

01:53But right now, we're just gonna do it anyway. So here we go.

01:56Interesting to have someone else come in and start putting plants in between the spacing

02:00and everything else I had already kind of accounted for. Gonna be really interested

02:03to see how it all comes together. Put these cacti in the ground. They're

02:05f***ing great because when they bloom, you got the little stamens inside. You could touch the

02:09stamens on the inside of the flower. You know where the pollen comes out of? And the stamens

02:12will close up. It's kind of cool. So the kids, maybe the kids will like it.

02:15There you go, yeah. Go play with the cactus.

02:20The homeowners are great sports about it. A lot of fun. They're trusting the process.

02:25We're in the right at Garden Show, where they want everything to be fake and phony,

02:28and you can have a nice reveal. We can say that's not how you do it. That's not real.

02:31Nature's got a different idea. It's bulls***. You know,

02:33we're not trying to lie to people, all right, unless they're authority figures.

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