October
“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.”
Oct 20, 2016•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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Episodes
Best of Profiles 2016
Join host-producer Josh Brewer for a selection of the most engrossing Profiles interviews from 2016.
Oct 17, 2016•49 min
Tricks!
A hard frost will kill off our annuals for good, but there are tricks we can try to get more treats from our annual purchases.
Oct 13, 2016•2 min
World War II Photographer Malcolm Fleming
Andy Findley interviews Mac Fleming, a professional photographer for more than 80 years.
Oct 09, 2016•59 min
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana makes a good hedge on the outskirts of a garden, as well as excellent ornamental focal points in borders.
Oct 06, 2016•2 min
Jessica Gall Myrick and Mike Bridavsky
John Bailey speaks with Mike Bridavsky, caretaker of the celebrity cat Lil Bub; Gena Asher interviews Jessica Myrick, assistant professor at IU's Media School.
Oct 02, 2016•59 min
Planting Camassia
Camassia's bloom spikes bear hundreds of starry, blue flowers that appear in succession over several weeks in the early summer garden.
Sep 29, 2016•2 min
Lobbyist Michael Leppert
Will Murphy interviews Michael Leppert, Director of Public Affairs for Krieg DeVault in their Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy Practice Group.
Sep 25, 2016•59 min
Fragrant Shrubs
If you yearn for more fragrance in your garden, here are some suggestions for ornamental sweetshrubs that you could plant this fall.
Sep 22, 2016•2 min
Director of the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art David Brenneman
Andy Findley interviews David Brenneman, director of the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University.
Sep 18, 2016•57 min
Hydrangea Heaven
Some of their names are almost as lovely as the flowers themselves!
Sep 15, 2016•2 min
Fall Planting
The cool fall weather causes plants that are new to your garden to transition more comfortably...
Sep 08, 2016•2 min
Comedian, Actor, and Writer Hasan Minhaj
Janae Cummings speaks with Comedian, actor, and writer Hasan Minhaj is a correspondent for The Daily Show and a featured storyteller for The Moth.
Sep 04, 2016•59 min
1616
This week on Harmonia, we’re firing up our time machine and setting the dial back four hundred years to 1616 – what will we hear?
Sep 03, 2016•59 min
Taking Stock
September is an excellent time to walk around your garden and take stock.
Sep 01, 2016•2 min
Fine Art Photographer Osamu James Nakagawa
Yaël Ksander speaks with Osamu James Nakagawa, professor of photography in IU’s Department of Studio Art.
Aug 28, 2016•59 min
The Wife's Lament
Ben Debus reads "The Wife's Lament" and "The Domina in Her Garden."
Aug 28, 2016•4 min
Into the Lion's Den
This week on Harmonia, we’re headed into the lion’s den, as we go on safari with ensembles ranging from the New York Pro Musica to the Dufay Collective.
Aug 27, 2016•59 min
Contributing Partners For Flower Arrangements
A well-appointed garden needs not only flowers but also decorative foliage that is concurrently available to combine with the garden flowers in a vase.
Aug 25, 2016•2 min
Icarus Bounced
Jill Koran reads "Icarus Bounced," "Apostles Creed," and the Reflections: X, Q, and N.
Aug 21, 2016•5 min
Remembering Nikolaus Harnoncourt
The early music world lost one of its most important figures when Nikolaus Harnoncourt passed away on March 5th, 2016.
Aug 20, 2016•59 min
Diamond Frost
This annual Euphorbia cultivar has so much to offer!
Aug 18, 2016•2 min
Writer Amanda Hess and Filmmaker Robin Hauser Reynolds
Janae Cummings speaks with documentary filmmaker Robin Hauser Reynolds, and Gena Asher interviews journalist Amanda Hess.
Aug 14, 2016•59 min
A Chorus Of Static
Paul Asta reads "Where You Left Her," "Timeline In Which I Do Not Exist," "A Chorus of Static," and more.
Aug 14, 2016•6 min
Clivias: Easy-Care House Plants
These herbaceous evergreen plants flower best if pot bound.
Aug 11, 2016•2 min
Biographer Michael Shelden
Will Murphy interviews journalist and author Michael Shelden, professor of English at Indiana State University.
Aug 07, 2016•59 min
The Ice Cutters
Daniel Minty reads "The Ice Cutters," "We All Have a Very Fast Sled," and "Summer Pastoral Before I Call Home."
Aug 07, 2016•5 min
American Hornbeam
The unusual "muscular" bark of this native tree adds visual interest to the winter landscape.
Aug 04, 2016•2 min
South African Actor Graham Hopkins
IU theater professor Murray McGibbon hosts interviews the accomplished South African actor Graham Hopkins.
Jul 31, 2016•54 min
Superstition In Girl Years
Jessica Franck reads "Superstition in Girl Years," "Reverse Miracle Baby," and "Lake Marion."
Jul 31, 2016•4 min
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