Focus on Flowers

Air Temps 19.03.2020 2:00 ↓

Do not take risks by setting out your annual plants too soon.

Outwitting the Weather 12.03.2020 2:00 ↓

Frost dates are very important.

Clay is Okay 05.03.2020 2:00 ↓

Many of us with clay soil complain loudly about it, and it’s true that gardens with clay soil can be hard to dig. Nonetheless, it has its virtues.

Purim Party 02.03.2020 58:52 ↓

Explore the Jewish spring holiday of Purim, a commemoration of the Book of Esther. Purim celebrations are best known today for their gift-giving, wild costume parties, and delicious hamentashen. The story of Esther was also the inspiration for a number of musical works, as we will see.

Deadheading: It Keeps the Color Coming 20.02.2020 2:00 ↓

The whole garden looks better if plants are deadheaded, so it is a good thing.

Mount Olympus 17.02.2020 58:52 ↓

Musical tales from the gods of Mount Olympus

Roses in Words 13.02.2020 2:00 ↓

In February, it is appropriate to think about roses.

Tiny but Tough 06.02.2020 2:00 ↓

The earliest iris to bloom is the petite Iris reticulata.

David Hosack 30.01.2020 2:00 ↓

Hosack realized the need for a public garden as a research facility for medical scientists and their students.

Easy Does It 23.01.2020 2:00 ↓

Quite a number of flowering annuals can be started by sowing their seeds directly into the garden.

Spring Ephemerals 16.01.2020 2:00 ↓

Before long, some of the earliest flowers to bloom will be stirring in our gardens.

Round Three 13.01.2020 58:52 ↓

This week, the third in a series of four programs that explore canons and fugues from the earliest written music to J.S. Bach. Join us for “round three,” with catches, canzonas, and a certain infamous canon.

Interesting Quotes 09.01.2020 2:00 ↓

Here are some interesting things said by some interesting people. Plus, my personal advice to you in January.

Norah Lindsay 02.01.2020 2:00 ↓

Lindsay was the Grande Dame of gardening in a time when ladies did not have professional careers.

Thomas Church in California 26.12.2019 2:00 ↓

Thomas Church (1902-78) was a garden designer whose style was a response to California's specific type of lifestyle and climate.

The Harps in the Trees 23.12.2019 58:52 ↓

Our guest this hour is harpist Cheryl Ann Fulton, one of the foremost practitioners of historical harp, who joins me for a program featuring the soundtrack to her short documentary film The Harps in the Trees, which tells the story of a musical pilgrimage to Scotland by her ensemble Angelorum.

Winter Words of Wisdom 19.12.2019 2:00 ↓

This winter I have been reading some garden writers’ words of wisdom, which now I will share with you.

Sweet & Simple 12.12.2019 2:00 ↓

Just one rose floating in a small bowl, presented with a heartfelt message, written or verbal, will be treasured.

A Medieval Christmas 09.12.2019 58:52 ↓

Tired of jingle bells yet? This week on Harmonia, join us for something a little different.

Smooth Hydrangeas 05.12.2019 2:00 ↓

Most of us are familiar with the old-fashioned, white mop-head blossoms of the popular hydrangea variety ‘Annabelle.’

Changing Color 28.11.2019 2:00 ↓

Sometimes soil can be just slightly acid or neutral with a PH of 6 or 7 and you will get a mix of both pink and blue flowers on the same plant.

Old Wood, New Wood 21.11.2019 2:00 ↓

Hydrangeas are some of the most beautiful as well as durable shrubs in our gardens.

Thanks And Praise 18.11.2019 59:02 ↓

Gratitude is a theme often explored in early music, and we’ll hear expressions of thanks from a variety of sources on this edition of Harmonia.

Living Art 14.11.2019 2:00 ↓

In 2019, The New York Botanical Garden mounted an exhibit honoring Brazil’s greatest landscape designer 25 years after his death: “Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx.”

Hummingbirds 07.11.2019 2:00 ↓

Male hummers are extremely aggressive. They even stab each other!