Sammy L. Davis, Medal of Honor Recipient
Malcolm Webb interviews Sammy Lee Davis, whose tradition of military service goes back to his grandfather who served in the Spanish-American War.
Dec 02, 2013•59 min
Focus on Flowers
Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.
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Episodes
Along The River Weser
A new release of instrumental music by Thomas Simpson and William Brade performed by the Weser-Renaissance ensemble.
Nov 29, 2013•6 min
The Euphorbia Species
Herbaceous perennials that can exist with minimal water include artemisia, coreopsis, sedum, yarrow, yucca and the euphorbia species.
Nov 28, 2013•2 min
Later In France
Tom Hastings reads "Later in France," "In Basel," "Under the Full New Year's Moon," "The Landing" and "Chronoclutch" from his book Crop Circle Secrets.
Nov 24, 2013•8 min
Quit Your Day Job!
Music by cabinet makers, poets, world leaders, who ducked, or bucked, their non-musical lives to make music of lasting power. Plus, the flute in consort...
Nov 24, 2013•59 min
Exports From China
Chrysanthemums are the quintessential fall flower in our Northern hemisphere gardens.
Nov 21, 2013•2 min
Film Director Nicolas Refn
John Bailey interviews Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer Nicolas Winding Refn.
Nov 18, 2013•56 min
From Piano Letters
Professor and poet Emily Bobo reads from her work Piano Letters.
Nov 17, 2013•5 min
Memories
Many of us who love flowers cherish special floral memories that we hope we will never forget.
Nov 14, 2013•2 min
Excerpts From Postcards From Faerie Land
Emily Bobo read from her work "Postcards from Faerie Land: Confessions of a Third Wave Feminist."
Nov 10, 2013•5 min
Nine Notes That Shook The World
An album from Ron McFarlane and Mindy Rosenfeld self-described as a gathering of favorites spanning a wide cross section of styles both “folk and fyne.”
Nov 08, 2013•8 min
Everlasting Hydrangeas
You can never have too many hydrangea shrubs in a garden!
Nov 07, 2013•2 min
Music For Bass Instruments
We’re spending time with composers who played and wrote for bass instruments, and we’ll explore music for three violins and hear chant from the Thomas Gradual.
Nov 04, 2013•59 min
Is Danger Lurking In Your Yard? Wolfsbane And Monkshood
The stems, flowers, and leaves of all species of monkshood are poisonous.
Oct 31, 2013•2 min
Ring Around The Rosie
We’re exploring the Black Death and its influence in the lives of composers from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and beyond.
Oct 28, 2013•59 min
Blue
I am planting more of the tiny blue scilla bulbs this year...
Oct 24, 2013•2 min
CANDLES Co-founder Eva Moses Kor
Gena Asher interviews Eva Kor, survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp who, with her sister Miriam, was subjected to experimentation under Josef Mengele.
Oct 21, 2013•55 min
Hear My Cry
Music from 16th century England, alongside contemporary works, and music by lesser known and Portuguese composers.
Oct 18, 2013•12 min
Cool Shade
Site each plant in a spot that fits its requirements for sun or shade, as the correct location is crucial to long-term success!
Oct 17, 2013•2 min
Haydn, With Pleasure
Two stellar recordings from the Handel and Haydn Society, and the London Haydn Quartet.
Oct 11, 2013•14 min
Revival Of Edith A Roberts' Garden
In 1919, Edith A. Roberts set out to document every native plant species in Dutchess County, New York.
Oct 10, 2013•2 min
Hollywood Veteran and IU Professor Robby Benson
Adam Schwartz interviews actor, director, producer, composer, and professor on the faculty of IU’s Department of Telecommunications Robby Benson.
Oct 06, 2013•54 min
All In A Life's Work: Marin Marais
Three new recordings dedicated to the music of Marin Marais.
Oct 04, 2013•12 min
Rejuvenation: Making An Old Flower Bed Young Again
I have just finished a complete overhaul of my oldest garden bed.
Oct 03, 2013•2 min
Mille Regretz
Josquin des Prez set a text about a thousand regrets to music, and it swept through Europe like a fever! We’ll hear a multitude of settings.
Sep 30, 2013•59 min
"Obsidian" By Thomas Hastings
Tom Hastings reads "Magician," "Obsidian," "Stitch and Shine," and "Opus" from his book Crop Circle Secrets.
Sep 29, 2013•5 min
Textured Flowers
Sometimes we focus so much on the color of flowers that we forget about their other significant attributes.
Sep 26, 2013•2 min
"Eureka Downs"
Emily Bobo reads poetry from her collection Fugue.
Sep 22, 2013•5 min
Feathery Fennel
I have used fennel as filler with all sorts of flowers and have come up with some really fun arrangements!
Sep 19, 2013•2 min
Journalist Tim Nickens
Owen Johnson speaks with Tim Nickens, editorials editor at the Tampa Bay Times.
Sep 18, 2013•52 min
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