Prolonging Life for Cut Flowers
Our winter homes are not ideal environments for cut flowers to flourish in. Fortunately, there are still ways to make sure they have a long life.
Feb 25, 2010•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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Alyce Miller, on the theme of animals
Alyce Miller has published more than 150 poems, stories, and essays in magazines and journals. A transplant from the San Francisco Bay Area, she leads a double life in Bloomington, Indiana, as a English professor, and as a pro bono attorney specializing in animal rights law.
Feb 21, 2010•5 min
World Premieres with Michael Willens and Die Koelner Akademie
World premiere recordings of music by Johann Mattheson, Ferdinand Ries, Carl Stamitz, and Johann Christian Fischer.
Feb 21, 2010•9 min
Drinks with Flowers
Laura M.Holson wrote: "Recently floral concoctions and aromatic blossoms have moved out of the kitchen and behind the bar."
Feb 18, 2010•2 min
Questions for Debra Nagy, Baroque Oboist
One of North America's top baroque oboists answers questions about the instruments she plays, her ensemble, their debut recording, and her upcoming projects.
Feb 17, 2010•9 min
Operatic Soprano Carol Vaness
Vaness has sung on the world’s major stages and at premier music festivals, appeared on TV broadcasts, and compiled a distinguished catalog of recordings.
Feb 15, 2010•47 min
Love poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay personified the life of a liberated, bohemian poet in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. On this edition of The Poets Weave, host Christopher Citro reads love poems from Edna St. Vincent Millay's 1920 A Few Figs from Thistles.
Feb 14, 2010•5 min
How To Make Rose Water
Rose water is a natural tonic that hydrates the skin and helps restore the skin’s moisture balance. It also allegedly firms and refines pores. In addition, it smells divine.
Feb 11, 2010•2 min
Questions for Michael Willens, Director of Die Koelner Akademie
Willens answers questions about his career path, the orchestra he directs, and their recording project known as the Forgotten Treasures Series.
Feb 09, 2010•7 min
'Humori' with Les Voix Baroques and 'Mudarra' with Private Musicke
Music for Carnival and Lent with Les Voix Baroques (ATMA) and Alonso Mudarra's "Tres Libros de Musica" with soprano Raquel Andueza and Private Musicke (ACCENT).
Feb 09, 2010•6 min
Linking Early Music: Conductors and Concerts
Meet a couple of directors you might not have heard of, read about ones you probably have, and listen to a couple of recorded performances.
Feb 08, 2010•7 min
Steve Castro's "Un monstruo oscuro encima de una gente clara"
Steve reads his poems "Un monstruo oscuro encima de una gente clara" ("A dark monster on top of pale people") and "Country folk in tune with the times" on this edition of The Poets Weave.
Feb 07, 2010•5 min
Edible Flowers
There are many plants that produce edible flowers and are safe to eat if they are grown without the use of pesticides.
Feb 04, 2010•2 min
Dedicated to Haiti - poems by Nadine Pinède and Danielle Georges
In the wake of recent earthquakes in Haiti and the subsequent relief efforts, we are dedicating these programs to the victims and survivors of this tragedy, presenting poems by two American writers of Haitian descent: Nadine Pinède and Danielle Legros Georges.
Feb 01, 2010•8 min
Edible Flowers And Ice Cubes
Try freezing edible flowers into ice cubes for a unique touch to your dinner party drinks.
Jan 28, 2010•2 min
Music of John Eccles and Gottlieb Muffat
The Early Opera Company performs Eccles' "The Judgement of Paris" and harpsichordist Mitzi Meyerson plays Muffat's complete "Componimenti Musicali" of 1736.
Jan 26, 2010•7 min
Ross Gay - A poem in which I try to express my glee...
Ross Gay is a Cave Canem fellow and has been a Breadloaf Tuition Scholar. In addition to holding a Ph.D in American Literature from Temple University, he is a basketball coach, an occasional demolition man, a painter, and a faculty member at Indiana University and in the low-residency program at New England College.
Jan 24, 2010•5 min
Make Your Pots Pop With Licorice Plant
Silvery foliage plants such as the licorice plant are invaluable for container gardening as they enhance the impact of more showy, colorful annuals.
Jan 21, 2010•2 min
J.S. Bach, Bononcini, and the Gaultiers on the Ramée Label
Music for lute, organ, harpsichord, and a little-known Italian Baroque oratorio.
Jan 19, 2010•7 min
Tony Brewer reads from his new chapbook Little Glove in a Big Hand
Tony Brewer reads three poems from his new chapbook Little Glove in a Big Hand (Plan B Press, forthcoming spring 2010), which is essentially a short novel in poem form about his cousin who died in a farming accident when they were both 4 years old.
Jan 17, 2010•5 min
Questions for Catherine Turocy, Baroque Dancer
A look at the background and working life of one the world's great performers of baroque dance.
Jan 14, 2010•6 min
The Varieties of Jasmine
Jasmine's latin name, "jasmine polyanthum", meaning "many flowers", is telling of this plant's variety. This vine is known for its fragrance and its history.
Jan 14, 2010•2 min
Spanish Composers Joseph Ruiz Samaniego and Juan de Ledesma
Excellent recordings of villancicos and violin sonatas.
Jan 11, 2010•6 min
Jason Wesco - Kentucky Bottoms...
Indiana-born poet Jason Wesco currently resides in southeast Kansas. He has published two books of poetry and has been named one of the seven emerging artists to watch by the Kansas City Star.
Jan 10, 2010•5 min
Cyclamen: Caring For Cold Weather Houseplants
Those of us who live in cold climates love houseplants that will flower indoors in winter and one with great appeal is the cyclamen.
Jan 07, 2010•2 min
Ross Gay reads from his new manuscript Bringing the Shovel Down
Ross Gay holds a Ph.D in American Literature from Temple University. He is a basketball coach, an occasional demolition man, a painter, and a faculty member at Indiana University and in the low-residency program at New England College.
Jan 03, 2010•5 min
Growing Flowers Indoors: Hyacinth Glass
Look for hyacinth glasses next time you are in antique stores and garden centers. If we grow a hyacinth indoors in winter the perfume that fills the house creates a heady experience.
Dec 31, 2009•2 min
Lutenist Rolf Lislevand on the ECM Label
An innovative approach to lute music of the Renaissance and Baroque.
Dec 28, 2009•5 min
Tony Brewer - Down East, At the End of the Session
Tony Brewer has a new chapbook coming out from Plan B Press in the spring of 2010. He reads “Down East” and "At the End of the Session” on this edition of The Poets Weave.
Dec 27, 2009•5 min
Louise B. Fisher: Flower Arranger For Colonial Williamsburg
Louise B. Fisher's traditional yet creative approach was a major force in defining an American style of flower arranging.
Dec 24, 2009•2 min
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