Drainage
It's also a good idea to amend heavy clay soil by mixing in sand and vegetative matter.
Aug 27, 2015•2 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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Radicals And Firestarters In Early Music
We're bringing you some of the most radical musical diversions from the norm, courtesy of bold, maverick, or legitimately insane composers.
Aug 24, 2015•59 min
The Kuhnau Project
Opella Musica and the Camerata Lipsiensis release the first installment of an ongoing series devoted to Johann Kuhnau’s complete sacred works.
Aug 21, 2015•9 min
Durable Plants
Silver-leaved plants like Artemisia and sage are heat and drought tolerant as well as being unappetizing to deer and rabbits.
Aug 20, 2015•2 min
Monica Monikers
We’re investigating the moniker Monica! We’ll trace a tune dubbed “Monica” that was popular throughout Europe for two centuries, and so much more...
Aug 17, 2015•59 min
Military Historian Hew Strachan
Patrick O’Meara speaks with Sir Hew Strachan, one of the world’s leading authorities on World War I.
Aug 16, 2015•49 min
Tall, Skinny, Sun-Loving Verbena Bonariensis
This plant looks a bit like a stick figure with arms and a small mop of lavender blooms on top, mimicking hair.
Aug 13, 2015•2 min
Jazz Pianist Luke Gillespie
David Brent Johnson speaks with pianist Luke Gillespie, professor of music in jazz studies at the IU Jacobs School of Music.
Aug 09, 2015•52 min
Réserve 1111: Gambabüchlein
Good things come in small packages, like a manuscript of viol music held at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.
Aug 07, 2015•9 min
Mexican Sunflowers
These easy-to-grow plants are sometimes used as a flowering screen or hedge for privacy in small yards.
Aug 06, 2015•2 min
Indiana Novelist Ian Woollen
Yaël Ksander interviews Bloomington author and Indiana native Ian Woollen.
Aug 03, 2015•29 min
Novelist and Journalist Amitav Ghosh
Sumit Ganguly interviews Indian author and essayist Amitav Ghosh.
Aug 02, 2015•46 min
Now And Then
Music from an ensemble who hopes to pass “seamlessly between different eras and musical styles, between now and then."
Jul 31, 2015•6 min
Everlasting Flowers
Strawflowers, sometimes called “everlasting flowers,” can be used in fresh arrangements, as well as dried for winter bouquets.
Jul 30, 2015•2 min
My Tunes: Shira Kammen On "Shuffle"
Occasionally we like to ask people in the field of early music: "What are you listening to?" This hour, we’re focusing on multi-instrumentalist Shira Kammen!
Jul 27, 2015•59 min
Investigative Journalist Walt Bogdanich
Claire McInerny speaks with Walt Bogdanich, assistant editor at The New York Times Investigations Desk.
Jul 26, 2015•53 min
Marenzio's Madrigals
Jealousy, murder, crimes of passion, hired assassins, and Marenzio's music for a pacifatory marriage.
Jul 24, 2015•7 min
Serendipity
A lot of the best plant combinations in my yard have occurred without my conscious intervention.
Jul 23, 2015•2 min
Plectrums, Pizzicato, And Plucks
Plucked instruments—lutes, guitars, harps and harpsichords will pick and pizz us through the hour. Plus, a special tribute to lute player Pat O’Brien.
Jul 20, 2015•59 min
Maturation Theory
Kien Lam reads "Prayer," "Maturation Theory," and "God Theory."
Jul 19, 2015•5 min
Making Mistakes
In the garden, it seems easier to remember that perfection is not the goal.
Jul 16, 2015•2 min
Australian Politician and Author Gareth Evans
Moya Andrews interviews Gareth Evans, an Australian policymaker who represented the Australian Labor Party in the Senate and House of Representatives.
Jul 13, 2015•54 min
Name-Dropping
It's the art of musical name-dropping—paying respect to the masters that came before. This week, we bring you music that gives credit where credit is due!
Jul 13, 2015•59 min
You'll See A Tree
Scott Miles reads "You'll See a Tree."
Jul 12, 2015•4 min
Lovers, Beware!
Udite, Amanti: Lovers, Beware! Music from the seventeenth-century Barberini courts.
Jul 10, 2015•7 min
Empress Josephine
Josephine’s name will always be synonymous with roses.
Jul 09, 2015•2 min
A Tribute To Margriet
We’re paying tribute to “Margriet” Tindemans, an early music pioneer and “ferociously talented” medieval fiddle player who passed away December 31, 2014.
Jul 06, 2015•59 min
Science Historian Naomi Oreskes
James Gray interviews Naomi Oreskes, professor of the History of Science and affiliated professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.
Jul 05, 2015•59 min
Mulch
Mulch that has already been paid for is like money in the bank.
Jul 02, 2015•2 min
Smell The Roses!
We bring you a program of early music with texts inspired by both romantic and symbolic associations with flowers.
Jun 29, 2015•59 min
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