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Focus on Flowers

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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

Dark Hues

I just can’t seem to get enough of these dark-colored plants in my garden.

Oct 23, 20142 min

Music Of The Sephardim

Sephardic Music performed by Yaniv d'Or, Ensemble Naya, and the Apollo Ensemble.

Oct 17, 201410 min

Smaller And Better

If you have grown the big Joe Pye weeds that are tall and spread a lot, you will love this smaller one.

Oct 16, 20142 min

Cartoonist Dave Coverly

Daniel Grundmann interviews IU alumnus Dave Coverly, creator of the award-winning comic Speed Bump.

Oct 15, 201459 min

Smith's Seasons

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.

Oct 11, 20148 min

Summersweet Surprises

Like good friends, good shrubs have the capacity to keep surprising us with their many virtues!

Oct 09, 20142 min

Lamento

"Ah, let me die! I shall shed blood from neck, but not tears from my eyes."

Oct 03, 201410 min

Laughter And Tears

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.

Oct 03, 201459 min

Dogbane

In my Midwestern garden amsonia's yellow foliage is a welcome accent in the late autumn landscape.

Oct 02, 20142 min

Joseph Martin Kraus

Kraus’s writing is incredibly lyrical and singable….earworms are guaranteed!

Sep 26, 20148 min

Musica

We're listening to music about music on this edition of Harmonia!

Sep 26, 201459 min

Sneezeweed

Sneezeweed has not only an unfortunate but also an inaccurate common name, as it actually does not cause sneezing.

Sep 25, 20142 min

Team Berlin

Father and son together on one recording from the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra: music by Johan Daniel and Johan Heinrich Berlin.

Sep 22, 20147 min

The Stock Girl

Brian O'Neill reads his poems "Late March," "The Stock Girl," and "Revise, Revise."

Sep 21, 20146 min

Bog Plants

Very few plants can tolerate standing water. Here are some that can.

Sep 18, 20142 min

Rameau For Two

What’s better than one harpsichord? Two of course!

Sep 13, 201410 min

Shady But Dry

Some of us enjoy the serenity of gardens under large shade trees, but trees suck up a lot of moisture...

Sep 11, 20142 min

Angel Instruments

The Cosmopolitan: Ensemble Leones performs music of minnesinger, Oswald von Wolkenstein.

Sep 05, 20148 min

Native Wildflowers

It's best to purchase wildflower seeds and plants from nurseries that specialize in natives.

Sep 04, 20142 min

Munich Baroque Soloists

Munich Baroque Soloists play familiar and not-so-familiar music: revisit Vivaldi favorites, and get to know Johann Zach.

Aug 29, 201411 min

Sunny Rain Gardens

Deep-rooted native plants can absorb many inches of rain per day, dramatically reducing run-off into streets.

Aug 28, 20142 min

Xeriscaping

The word derives from the Greek word xeros, which means dry.

Aug 21, 20142 min

Journalist and CEO Paul Tash

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.

Aug 18, 201452 min

The Cosmopolitan: Oswald Von Wolkenstein

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.

Aug 15, 201410 min
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