Focus on Flowers

Microbiologist Rachel Dutton and Food Advocate Marcia Veldman 31.08.2014 58:37 ↓

This two-part Profiles features a conversation with microbiologist Rachel Dutton and highlights of an archived interview with farmer Marcia Veldman.

Munich Baroque Soloists 29.08.2014 11:25 ↓

Munich Baroque Soloists play familiar and not-so-familiar music: revisit Vivaldi favorites, and get to know Johann Zach.

Sunny Rain Gardens 28.08.2014 1:59 ↓

Deep-rooted native plants can absorb many inches of rain per day, dramatically reducing run-off into streets.

The Triumph Of Time And Truth 22.08.2014 11:34 ↓

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

Xeriscaping 21.08.2014 1:59 ↓

The word derives from the Greek word xeros, which means dry.

Journalist and CEO Paul Tash 18.08.2014 52:08 ↓

Owen Johnson speaks with South Bend native and IU alumnus Paul C. Tash, chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Company, which owns The Tampa Bay Times.

The Cosmopolitan: Oswald Von Wolkenstein 15.08.2014 9:30 ↓

In the arts, an appreciation of a creation is fed by a knowledge of its creator. Get to know Oswald von Wolkenstein with a new recording from Ensemble Leones.

Strong Colors 14.08.2014 1:59 ↓

Some flowers have intense sounding names to match their hues.

Occitan Nights 08.08.2014 10:26 ↓

A 2014 Ricercar release from Ensemble Céladon, led by Paulin Bündgen, presents music of the Troubadours.

A Lacy, Graceful Shrub: Bush Clover 07.08.2014 2:00 ↓

Use this shrub as a focal point or in a shrub border to create fall interest.

Poet Adrian Matejka 05.08.2014 58:51 ↓

Dave Torneo interviews poet Adrian Matejka, a graduate of Indiana University who teaches in the MFA program at IU-Bloomington.

Spanish Baroque Meets Flamenco! 01.08.2014 8:26 ↓

Las Idas Y Las Vueltas: Spanish Baroque Meets Flamenco!

Snappy Little Turtleheads 31.07.2014 2:00 ↓

An interesting native wildflower that grows naturally in wet meadows is chelone lyonii.

Bad For Bees 24.07.2014 2:00 ↓

Some of the plants we buy for our gardens are pretreated with neonicotinoid pesticides that are harmful to bees.

Author Shauna Singh Baldwin 20.07.2014 58:41 ↓

IU professor of political science Sumit Ganguly interviews Shauna Singh Baldwin, a Canadian-American novelist who writes about the Indian experience.

World Association Of Flower Arrangers 17.07.2014 2:00 ↓

Ireland concluded its tenure as the WAFA host country after the June 2014 flower show, and Barbados has begun its three year term.

Disney Topiary 10.07.2014 2:00 ↓

In the 1960s, at Walt Disney’s request, Bill Evans and the Disney horticultural team began to experiment with topiary.

Author and Professor Larry Lockridge 06.07.2014 53:43 ↓

David Brent Johnson interviews Larry Lockridge, author of an award-winning biography of his father Ross Lockridge, Jr., author of Raintree County.

Disney Horticulture 03.07.2014 2:00 ↓

Roughly 80% of the Walt Disney World resort flowers are irrigated using reclaimed water.

One Is The Loveliest Number 30.06.2014 58:52 ↓

We're exploring paeans to solitude, songs of unrequited love—even a sumptuous soundscape sprung from a single note.

Astrophysicist David Morrison 30.06.2014 54:30 ↓

Will Murphy speaks with David Morrison, director of the Carl Sagan Center for Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute.

Disney World's Liberty Tree 26.06.2014 2:00 ↓

The official Disney Horticulture logo is the Liberty Tree, and there is a story about how that choice was made.

Flower Festival At Disney World 19.06.2014 2:00 ↓

The Epcot International Flower Show and Garden Festival is held each spring for 75 days.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario 15.06.2014 49:03 ↓

Gena Asher interviews journalist Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique's Journey

All In A Life's Work: Arcangelo Corelli 14.06.2014 13:48 ↓

Arcangelo Corelli’s complete published chamber music performed by the Avison Ensemble.