Dark Hues
I just can’t seem to get enough of these dark-colored plants in my garden.
Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.

I just can’t seem to get enough of these dark-colored plants in my garden.
Sephardic Music performed by Yaniv d'Or, Ensemble Naya, and the Apollo Ensemble.
If you have grown the big Joe Pye weeds that are tall and spread a lot, you will love this smaller one.
Daniel Grundmann interviews IU alumnus Dave Coverly, creator of the award-winning comic Speed Bump.
A sample of short-form radio pieces that were produced in this summer's Transom radio workshop.
Toss your flip-flops in the back of the closet and dig out your favorite fuzzy sweater...summer has passed, autumn is here and winter is on the way.
Like good friends, good shrubs have the capacity to keep surprising us with their many virtues!
"Ah, let me die! I shall shed blood from neck, but not tears from my eyes."
Laughter and tears: two of the most human forms of expression. This week on Harmonia, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll sample a recording by John Holloway.
In my Midwestern garden amsonia's yellow foliage is a welcome accent in the late autumn landscape.
O'Neill reads "Anniversary Poem for Ann," "Tectonic of Love," "Photograph: Father and Grandfather Fishing the Pier at Michigan City, and "One Month After."
Kraus’s writing is incredibly lyrical and singable….earworms are guaranteed!
We're listening to music about music on this edition of Harmonia!
Sneezeweed has not only an unfortunate but also an inaccurate common name, as it actually does not cause sneezing.
Father and son together on one recording from the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra: music by Johan Daniel and Johan Heinrich Berlin.
Brian O'Neill reads his poems "Late March," "The Stock Girl," and "Revise, Revise."
Very few plants can tolerate standing water. Here are some that can.
George Walker speaks with Murray Grodner’s first orchestral position was
Bloomington-based poet Brian O'Neill reads "After a Long Drought (for Polymer)" and "Sodbusters."
What’s better than one harpsichord? Two of course!
Some of us enjoy the serenity of gardens under large shade trees, but trees suck up a lot of moisture...
The Cosmopolitan: Ensemble Leones performs music of minnesinger, Oswald von Wolkenstein.
It's best to purchase wildflower seeds and plants from nurseries that specialize in natives.
This two-part Profiles features a conversation with microbiologist Rachel Dutton and highlights of an archived interview with farmer Marcia Veldman.
Munich Baroque Soloists play familiar and not-so-familiar music: revisit Vivaldi favorites, and get to know Johann Zach.
Deep-rooted native plants can absorb many inches of rain per day, dramatically reducing run-off into streets.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
The word derives from the Greek word xeros, which means dry.
Owen Johnson speaks with South Bend native and IU alumnus Paul C. Tash, chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company, which owns The Tampa Bay Times.
In the arts, an appreciation of a creation is fed by a knowledge of its creator. Get to know Oswald von Wolkenstein with a new recording from Ensemble Leones.