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Focus on Flowers

Indiana Public Mediaindianapublicmedia.org

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

Voices of Eternity

"The repetition of a...harmonic motif evoked a sense of time stretching far beyond the limits of our physical world, thus creating an illusion of eternity!"

Jun 03, 20168 min

Louisiana Iris

Part of my fascination with this iris is that the deer leave them alone.

Jun 02, 20162 min

As The Stars

Ben Debus reads "Elegy from a Second Story Window" and "As the Stars."

May 29, 20165 min

A Grave Mistake

...Realization dawned that I had, in my haste, picked up the wrong spray bottle!

May 26, 20162 min

White Beauty

Danni Quintos reads "White Beauty," "Brown Girls," and "Cousins."

May 22, 20164 min

Picturesque Corydalis

In my zone 5 garden, Corydalis has self-sown in a rock wall and down cracks in the side of a set of cement stairs...

May 19, 20162 min

Agriculturalist Cary Fowler

Trish Kerlé hosts speaks with the former executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.

May 15, 201659 min

The Running Back Is Born Again

Brianna Low reads "The Running Back is Born Again," "Watching Little House on the Prairie," and "Laura Describes the Glass."

May 15, 20165 min

Creeping Jenny

Update (May 2022): CREEPING JENNY IS CONSIDERED INVASIVE IN PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA! Never plant it where it borders a lawn, as it will escape into the grass and be impossible to get rid of!

May 12, 20162 min

Mother, Hunting

Jessica Franck reads "Mother, Hunting," "Home Visit," and "It's a Girl."

May 08, 20165 min

Meditations At 20 MPH

On this podcast-only edition of The Poets Weave, Harlan Kelly reads "Really Quick Can I Tell You the Story of Everything Ever?" and "Meditations at 20 MPH."

May 05, 20169 min

Flower Pattern

The process of spiraling is more obvious in some flowers than in others...

May 05, 20162 min

Ode To Alternatives

Keith Leonard reads "Odes to Alternatives," "Utter," and "Ode to the Grotesque."

May 01, 20165 min

Dragon Arum

Some species of arums have flowers with an unpleasant odor.

Apr 28, 20162 min

Michael Barone, host of Pipedreams

Michael Barone, host and senior executive producer of Pipedreams , speaks with IU School of Music Dean Emeritus Charles Webb.

Apr 24, 201649 min

Luminescence

Paul Asta reads "Luminescence" and "The Unraveling of Dreams."

Apr 24, 20165 min

Mandevilla Species

Mandevilla flowers are interesting to observe from varied perspectives.

Apr 21, 20162 min

Stormy Weather

We’ll sample storms on sea and land, plus a featured release by the stormily named American baroque orchestra Tempesta di Mare.

Apr 18, 201659 min

Remembering David Baker

We remember David Baker, founder of IU's Jazz Studies program, with this Profiles interview conducted by Bob Willard in 1998.

Apr 18, 201645 min

The Poet At The Bear Waltz

Daniel Minty reads "The Poet and the Bear Waltz," "Wildness," and "Hyannis, Fifth of July."

Apr 17, 20165 min

Table Scape

The sun shining through the windows lights up the colors beautifully!

Apr 14, 20162 min

NPR Founding Father Bill Siemering

Adam Ragusea of Georgia Public Broadcasting interviews Bill Siemering, a key innovator in the development of public radio.

Apr 10, 201659 min

Missa Corona Spinea

The Tallis Scholars' most recent release of music by John Taverner.

Apr 08, 20167 min

Garden Hyacinth

One of the many pleasures of springtime is smelling the perfume of hyacinths...

Apr 07, 20162 min
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