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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

The Spirit Of Gambo

The Netherlands-based viol consort play music of Christopher Tye and John Jenkins.

Jan 24, 201511 min

Tall And Thin

I am dreaming this winter of tall, thin trees, ...and these need no trimming.

Jan 22, 20152 min

Diplomat David M. Malone

Sumit Ganguly speaks with David M. Malone, diplomat and author on international security and development.

Jan 18, 201558 min

Rooftop Gardens

Rooftop gardens are becoming more and more popular in big cities where space for ground-level gardens is not available.

Jan 08, 20152 min

WFIU Jazz Host Joe Bourne

David Brent Johnson speaks with jazz host Joe Bourne, who retired at the end of 2014 after thirty years with the station.

Jan 04, 201549 min

Wood Ash

At this time of the year when we are using our fireplaces frequently, we generate a lot of wood ash.

Jan 01, 20152 min

Arts Desk Special

Yaël Ksander hosts this special edition of Profiles that looks back at an eventful year in the arts.

Dec 29, 201459 min

Gifts To Give

A friend gave me a gardening magazine that she purchased in Britain. It's a gift that goes on giving!

Dec 25, 20142 min

Actor Kevin Kline

Jon Vickers, director of the IU Cinema, hosts this conversation with actor and IU alumnus Kevin Kline.

Dec 21, 201455 min

Remembering Frans Brüggen

Let's celebrate the life of early-music pioneer Frans Brüggen, who passed away in 2014. We'll also mark the 250th anniversary of Rameau's death.

Dec 18, 201459 min

Holiday Greens

Here are some tips for quick and easy and green holiday decor.

Dec 18, 20142 min

The Spy's Choirbook

Petrus Alamire, in addition to his musical endeavors, may have acted as a political spy for Henry the VIII.

Dec 12, 20146 min

Dean Lee A. Feinstein

Patrick O’Meara speaks with Lee Feinstein, founding dean of the School of Global and International Studies in IU's College of Arts and Sciences.

Dec 11, 201450 min

Gas Plant: Tough Little Babies

Lovely pink or white spikes of bloom and handsome foliage (that is unappetizing to deer) more than compensate for the initial anxiety this plant creates.

Dec 11, 20142 min

The Versatility Of Euphorbia

Euphorbias are becoming more popular with gardeners recently, as they are versatile, easy- to-grow and deer resistant.

Dec 04, 20142 min

Merula, Opus 11

A world premiere recording of Tarquinio Merula’s complete op. 11, collected in one recording.

Nov 28, 20147 min

Achillea Cultivars

Achillea is the botanical name for yarrow and was named after Homer’s hero of the Trojan wars-Achilles.

Nov 27, 20142 min

Curator Judith Barter

Yaël Ksander interviews Judith Barter, Field-McCormick Chair and Curator of American Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Nov 23, 201457 min

Masses For 1453

Cantica Symphonia performs two of Dufay’s arguably most influential polyphonic works: 'Missa Se la face ay pale and Missa L’homme arme.

Nov 21, 20148 min

Journalist Thomas French

Perry Metz interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and IU Professor of Practice Thomas French.

Nov 14, 201452 min

Classic Plants

Like a little black dress, some plants are classics and never go out of style.

Nov 13, 20142 min

Annuals For Pots

Now that we have had our first frosts in the Midwest, I am thinking about what to plant next year.

Nov 06, 20142 min

Sportscaster Don Fischer

Gena Asher interviews Don Fischer, who has been the radio voice of Indiana University football and basketball games for forty years.

Nov 02, 201459 min

Agastache

This genus of plants are commonly called anise hyssops and are in the mint family.

Oct 30, 20142 min
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