Focus on Flowers
2,237 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFocus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.
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Episodes
Preparing For Winter
November 15, 2018 15:09 - 2 minutes - 940 KBI make my potpourri using the rose petals and flower heads that I cut off while deadheading all summer.
Andrea Neal
November 11, 2018 23:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBSteve Sanders speaks with teacher, writer, and historian Andrea Neal, about her new biography of U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence.
Calla Lilies
November 08, 2018 15:02 - 2 minutes - 940 KBCalla lilies can put a "twist" on your existing landscape.
Crystal Fleming
November 04, 2018 23:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBJanae Cummings speaks with sociologist Crystal Fleming, the author of "How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide."
Mood Elevators
November 01, 2018 14:00 - 2 minutes - 940 KBAs we tend our indoor plants, it often seems to soothe and calm our spirits. Some health experts have even suggested that our plants may help lower blood pressure.
Sportswriter Stan Sutton
October 28, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBDavid Brent Johnson speaks with veteran sports writer Stan Sutton, about his career covering several of Indiana’s sports legends, and how sports have evolved over the years.
Living and Dead
October 27, 2018 15:04 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBMusic has played an important role for centuries in the celebration of the Feast of All Saints.
Intermingling For A Softer Effect
October 25, 2018 13:59 - 2 minutes - 940 KBIntermingling is similar to creating a prairie planting where the plants grow together without any defined edges or structure.
A Mighty Fortress
October 20, 2018 18:34 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBMartin Luther was a great fan of music, and on Harmonia this week, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we’re exploring Lutheran composers.
Dead Nettles
October 18, 2018 13:58 - 2 minutes - 940 KBPlants with common names that are not so pretty should not deter us from using them in our gardens.
Erin Predmore
October 14, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBGena Asher speaks with Erin Predmore, the new president and CEO of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.
Late Bloomers: Sedums, Autumn Sage, Heleniums
October 11, 2018 13:56 - 2 minutes - 940 KBSedums with dark-colored leaves look striking in the fall garden and contrast with the colorful autumn leaves.
Bioethicist Peter Singer and Paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman
October 07, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBWill Murphy speaks with philosopher and bioethicist Peter Singer, and with paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman, about ethical living, ecological responsibility, and the relationship between human and non-human animals.
Selma (Steele) In The Garden
October 04, 2018 13:17 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteOne of impressionist painter T.C. Steele’s most admired paintings is “Selma in the Garden.”
Gerardo González and Charlie Nelms
September 30, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBGerárdo Gonzalez and Charlie Nelms, who share their stories about family, mentors, their decades-long academic careers, and how education transformed their lives.
Not Appetizing
September 27, 2018 13:16 - 2 minutes - 940 KBThese are few of my favorite deer-resistant plants.
An American in Paris: Thomas Jefferson's Musical Adventures
September 22, 2018 13:08 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteAn American in Paris: Thomas Jefferson's Musical Adventures
Billowing Beds: Autumn Asters
September 20, 2018 13:15 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteWhen autumn arrives, one can never have too many asters!
Photojournalist Steve Raymer
September 16, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBElaine Monaghan speaks with author, educator, and photojournalist Steve Raymer about his life in pictures.
A Tour of the Tudors
September 15, 2018 20:49 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThe Tudor period was marked by the flourishing of sacred music in the chapels and cathedrals of England.
Cohesion: Avoiding A Mish-Mashed Look In Your Garden
September 13, 2018 13:14 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteWhen one has lots of different plants, it doesn’t always contribute to harmony and cohesion in a garden...
Strike Up the Band
September 08, 2018 20:38 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBWind bands have been tickling our ears for centuries, in war, on the athletic field, and in the concert hall.
Folk Wisdom For Gardeners
September 06, 2018 13:13 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteLet's get some sage advice from Duncan Crosbie’s book Tips From the Old Gardeners...
Butterworts
August 30, 2018 13:12 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteCharles Darwin identified the Pinguicula genus in the 1870s.
Bladderworts
August 23, 2018 13:11 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteSome species of bladderwort are aquatic and have no roots.
Christopher Raphael
August 19, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.6 MBHost Aaron Cain speaks with musician and IU Professor of Informatics Christopher Raphael, about teaching computers to recognize, understand, and perform music.
Worts
August 16, 2018 13:10 - 2 minutes - 1 Byte"Wort" is defined as a plant or herb, and recently I have become acquainted with some carnivorous ones.
Lysimachia
August 09, 2018 13:08 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteThere are about 150 species of perennials and shrubs in the genus Lysimachia.
Biogeochemist Jeffrey White
August 05, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBHost Aaron Cain speaks with biogeochemist Jeffrey White about his search for climate change clues at the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
When in Rome
August 04, 2018 14:33 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” This proverb, attributed to Saint Ambrose, encourages us to keep with the traditions of the places we visit and inhabit.
Prunella
August 02, 2018 13:07 - 2 minutes - 1 BytePrunella is a member of the mint family, so that tells us immediately that it is a vigorous, spreading plant.
WIRED Editor Peter Rubin
July 29, 2018 20:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBJanae Cummings speaks with WIRED editor Peter Rubin about how virtual reality is changing human connection, intimacy, and the limits of ordinary life.
Why I Don't Like Spiderwort
July 26, 2018 13:05 - 2 minutes - 940 KBThere’s one plant that self-seeds all over my yard that I pull up whenever I see it, even when it is in flower.
Honesty Is Only One Of This Plant's Common Names
July 19, 2018 13:03 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteThis biennial plant has been and remains popular in gardens over many generations.
Documentarian And Journalist Ruth O'Reilly
July 15, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBElaine Monaghan speaks with journalist and filmmaker Ruth O’Reilly, about the possibilities in Ireland’s future, and the personal sacrifices of its past.
Fragrant Freesias
July 12, 2018 13:02 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteIn the Midwest, freesias are almost impossible to grow without a greenhouse.
Photographer Richard Ross
July 08, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBYaël Ksander speaks with photographer Richard Ross, about his Juvenile-In-Justice project, and about creating images that are catalysts for change.
John Gerard
July 05, 2018 13:00 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteGerard's Herball is one of a kind and provides a unique insight into which plants were grown in the 16th century in England.
Filmmaker Mira Nair And Artist Bharti Kher
July 01, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBFilmmaker Mira Nair and artist Bharti Kher talk about the social and cross-cultural inspirations behind their work.
My Country 'Tis Of Thee
July 01, 2018 17:54 - 6 minutes - 2.89 MBDavid Watters reads "Make America Great Again," "My Country 'Tis of Thee," "Dear Mumia," and "My Country 'Tis of Thee (2)."
Isn’t Tricyrtis A More Pleasant Name Than Toad Lily?
June 28, 2018 12:59 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteToad lilies are not plants that I’ve been drawn to because the common name is so unappealing.
Sociologist Michael Burawoy
June 24, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBHost Aaron Cain speaks with sociologist Michael Burawoy about working in communist steel mills and saving public universities in crisis.
Poem In Which The World Does Not End, But...
June 24, 2018 17:54 - 4 minutes - 2.22 MBPatrick Kindig reads "At the Farmers' Market," "Some Say the World," "Accident," and "Poem in Which the World Does Not End, But..."
Timeless Wonders
June 21, 2018 12:58 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteAs I look at my garden, my eye goes to a few plants that I've had for years and feel I could not live without.
Yascha Mounk
June 17, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBJanae Cummings speaks with lecturer and author Yascha Mounk about the battle to save liberal democracies in the U.S., and around the world.
Messy Blessing
June 17, 2018 17:54 - 6 minutes - 2.87 MBTony Brewer reads "¿Dónde está el baño?" "Cross," "messy blessing," and "The Things that Stick."
Hummingbird Mint
June 14, 2018 13:56 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteThese are good plants for an informal, colorful, easy-care planting that will show up well from a distance.
Cleve Wilhoit And David Weaver
June 10, 2018 22:59 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MBHost Aaron Cain speaks with David Weaver and Cleve Wilhoit about their decades of award-winning research into journalism in the United States.
Three Centuries of Patronage: The Medici Musical Legacy
June 09, 2018 19:36 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteThis week on Harmonia we’ll explore this wide swath of music history through the Medici lens.