Focus on Flowers

Robert Parsons, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal 25.08.2019 58:52 ↓

Robert Parsons, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal

Nomenclature 22.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Common names of plants vary greatly, but officially, each plant has two Latin names.

Happy With Blues 15.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Blue is such a calming shade and happily combines with any other color.

Prolonged Color 08.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Thanks to many years of dedicated plant hybridizing, it is now possible to have four seasons of color in our gardens.

Waterside Wonders 01.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Water features are commonplace in formal gardens.

April Is National Celery Month 28.07.2019 5:25 ↓

Sully reads “April Is National Celery Month” and “Five Ways of Looking at My Own Body.”

"Carpeters" 18.07.2019 2:00 ↓

What we call groundcovers today, Vita Sackville West called “carpeters."

The Musical World of Johannes Ciconia 14.07.2019 58:52 ↓

The Musical World of Johannes Ciconia

Foliage Effects 11.07.2019 2:00 ↓

When I began gardening, my aim was to have as many flowers as possible, but the longer I garden the more I appreciate the impact of colorful foliage.

The Songs of Salamone Rossi 07.07.2019 58:52 ↓

The Songs of Salamone Rossi

Naturalizing 04.07.2019 2:00 ↓

Experienced gardeners know that benign neglect results in an unkempt garden.

Prayer to the Saint of Loss 01.07.2019 4:58 ↓

WLS reads "Funeral for Now," "On the last day there was snow," "Prayer to the Saint of Loss," and "Poem in the Form of Anger."

Scent 27.06.2019 2:00 ↓

Some people love specific plants just because of their scent.

The Knackers At Work 23.06.2019 4:52 ↓

WLS reads "The Knackers at Work," "The Knackers in Their Apartment," and "The Knackers Visit the Reservoir."

Waves In The Shade 20.06.2019 2:00 ↓

I love plant names that rhyme!

Lovely Leaves 13.06.2019 2:00 ↓

Foliage colors are especially good for creating interesting beds and borders.

House Built In The Form Of Prayer 09.06.2019 4:58 ↓

Dan Sullivan reads “House Built in the Form of Prayer” and “And I Can Find a Home There Too.”

Coleus Enhances Everything! 06.06.2019 2:00 ↓

I love coleus for their showy colorful leaves...

Sujey Vega 02.06.2019 58:51 ↓

Dr. Sylvia Martinez of IU Bloomington's Latino Studies Program discusses cultural citizenship with Dr. Sujey Vega, author of "Latino Heartland: Of Borders and Belonging in the Midwest."

Laurence of Florence 02.06.2019 58:52 ↓

Laurence of Florence

Rachel Plotnick 26.05.2019 58:51 ↓

Host Aaron Cain discusses several "pressing" matters with IU Media Studies Professor Rachel Plotnick, author of "Power Button: A History of Pleasure, Panic, and the Politics of Pushing."

Northeast Kingdom 26.05.2019 4:37 ↓

Anni Liu reads "Northeast Kingdom," "Night Swim at Shadow Lake," and "And I Look Away."

Honeysuckle 23.05.2019 2:00 ↓

Honeysuckle's common name is woodbine because its woody stems twine clockwise around anything in its path.

London 31390 19.05.2019 58:52 ↓

London 31390

Sunshiny Yellow Sunflowers 16.05.2019 2:00 ↓

It is interesting to watch sunflowers turn their heads to follow the sun.