Focus on Flowers

The Topping Tooters of the Town 09.03.2019 7:41 ↓

These are the topping tooters of the town, and have gowns, silver chains, and salaries, for playing “Lilliburlero” to my Lord Mayor’s horse through the city.

A Granddaughter's Memories 07.03.2019 2:00 ↓

Vita Sackville-West's granddaughter Juliet Nicolson says that her grandmother's "presence still fills the garden."

Conductor Gary Thor Wedow 03.03.2019 58:51 ↓

Host Aaron Cain speaks with conductor Gary Thor Wedow about his own musical education, his career in opera, and his passion for helping students learn their craft.

Masquerade 03.03.2019 58:52 ↓

What do the Mardi Gras parades of New Orleans, the famous Carnival of Venice, and the Jewish holiday Purim all have in common? Why, costumes, of course!

Vita And Harold’s Garden 28.02.2019 2:00 ↓

Vita Sackville-West's planting philosophy : "Cram, cram, cram, every chink and cranny.”

Beguiling Begonias 21.02.2019 2:00 ↓

Begonias are beloved because of their textured, colorful foliage, as well as their pretty flowers.

Tyron Cooper 17.02.2019 58:51 ↓

WFIU's Mark Chilla speaks with Tyron Cooper, musician, composer, scholar, and director of Indiana University’s Archives of African American Music.

In My Dreams 14.02.2019 2:00 ↓

During the winter when I can’t actually garden outdoors, I plan many garden improvements and most of them include buying new plants.

Jazz Saxophonist Rob Dixon 10.02.2019 58:51 ↓

WFIU's David Brent Johnson speaks with saxophonist, educator, and "Jazz Mayor of Indianapolis" Rob Dixon.

Georgia O'Keeffe 07.02.2019 2:00 ↓

O’Keeffe is an art world star and her paintings of larger-than-life flowers are unique.

Azalias & Mums Indoors 31.01.2019 2:00 ↓

Azalea mollis is sometimes successful as a houseplant.

D.J. Kyle Long 27.01.2019 58:51 ↓

Indianapolis writer and D.J. Kyle Long speaks with WFIU's David Brent Johnson about building musical bridges across cultural divides, and about what happens when your passion becomes your day job.

Bulb Glasses 24.01.2019 2:00 ↓

Hyacinth are some of the most popular bulbs to force in bulb glasses.

Lady Clive 17.01.2019 2:00 ↓

Clivias have attractive thick, strap-like dark green leaves.

Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe 13.01.2019 58:51 ↓

IU Cinema Director Jon Vickers speaks with Swiss American filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe about his documentaries, that examine the importance of popular culture and explore the influential works of master filmmakers.

Streptocarpus' Blooms Are Cheerful 10.01.2019 2:00 ↓

Cape primrose is a wonderful houseplant because it blooms for a long period of time.

Frank Diaz 06.01.2019 58:51 ↓

Host Aaron Cain speaks with Frank Diaz about intersections between mindfulness meditation practices, music-making, and education.

The Sprightly Companion 06.01.2019 58:52 ↓

The Sprightly Companion

Lush And Velvety Gloxinia 03.01.2019 2:00 ↓

Gloxinia plants look lush and there are many varieties.

Cyclamen: It's All About The Buds 27.12.2018 2:00 ↓

Buy cyclamens that have a number of unopened buds to prolong their flowering.

Boots Riley 23.12.2018 58:51 ↓

Jane Cummings speaks with filmmaker and musician Boots Riley, about his film, “Sorry to Bother You,” and about blurring the lines between activism and the arts.

Clean Air 20.12.2018 2:00 ↓

Plants add freshness to the air in our homes during winter and help cleanse the air and remove pollutants.

Dawn Biehler 16.12.2018 58:51 ↓

Host Aaron Cain speaks with author and professor of geography Dawn Biehler about economics, social justice, racism, and other things we can learn from our household pests.

In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas 15.12.2018 58:52 ↓

A Renaissance Christmas from Venice, Naples, Milan and Beyond

Orchids Indoors 13.12.2018 2:00 ↓

Orchids make great holiday gifts, as they keep on giving-possibly blooming for up to three months.