Focus on Flowers

Elegy With Construction Sounds, Water, Fish 28.08.2011 5:00 ↓

Erika Meitner reads her poems "Elegy with Construction Sounds, Water, Fish," and "Advice."

Wits End - A Vincennes, Indiana Garden 25.08.2011 2:00 ↓

It is difficult to choose a favorite part of this eclectic garden...full of must-see areas and plants so that visitors are overwhelmed by the beauty of it all.

Swimming Obol River With My Brother, Spooner County, WI 21.08.2011 7:11 ↓

Ben Debus reads "Swimming Obol River with My Brother, Spooner County, WI," "The Abandoned House at 824 Sleepy Hollow Road," and more.

Australian Ambassador to the United States Kim Beazley 19.08.2011 52:54 ↓

Patrick O’Meara interviews The Honorable Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the United States

A Spaniard In The Papal Court 19.08.2011 3:50 ↓

A family dynasty that makes the Sopranos look like the Cleavers.

Good Old Marigolds 18.08.2011 2:00 ↓

Like chrysanthemums, marigolds are such serviceable flowers, and as one becomes a seasoned gardener “serviceable” becomes a most welcome descriptor.

"You Are Invisible" By Erika Meitner 14.08.2011 5:00 ↓

Erika Meitner reads her poems "You are Invisible" and "Borderama."

Economist David B. Audretsch 12.08.2011 51:35 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews economist David B. Audretsch

Quirky Quince: Old Vs. New Varieties 11.08.2011 2:00 ↓

New and improved quinces are not as quirky as their predecessors and perform well in all seasons...and they're thornless!

"A Weather" By Trey Moody 07.08.2011 4:29 ↓

Trey reads from his a series of poems titled "A Weather."

Clivia: The "Indestructible" Houseplant 04.08.2011 2:00 ↓

Clivia hails from South Africa where it is known as the Kaffir lily, the bush lily and the fire lily.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods President Dottie King 04.08.2011 48:19 ↓

George Walker interviews Dottie King, president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Power To The People! 31.07.2011 59:00 ↓

A look at some musical manifestations of people taking their lives into their own hands.

Erica Meitner At The 2011 Blue Light Reading Series 31.07.2011 5:00 ↓

Erika Meitner reads "Pediatric Escatology" and "Preventing Teen Cough Medicine Abuse" .

St. John Chrysostom Liturgy Recorded By Capella Romana 29.07.2011 3:16 ↓

Revisions to an old tradition make for some great early music in the 20th century.

Plumes And Cockscombs Of Celosia 28.07.2011 2:00 ↓

Celosias make good companions for other strong colored annuals in the cutting garden, such as zinnias and marigolds.

"We Use Spoons Mostly" By Trey Moody 24.07.2011 4:25 ↓

Trey reads his poems "We Use Spoons Mostly," "Same Day Resolution" and "Exercise and Patience."

Croatian Novelist And Journalist Slavenka Drakulić 22.07.2011 51:19 ↓

Maria Bucur, IU professor of East European history, interviews Croatian novelist and journalist Slavenka Drakulić.

Uses For Lilies 21.07.2011 2:00 ↓

Different varieties of lily bulbs can be planted to provide a succession of flowers from June through August in well-drained, sunny areas of a garden.

Melissa Rhoades' Fathoming Zero 17.07.2011 5:23 ↓

Rhoades also reads "I am not thinking about the man," and a tanka poem [tiny white blossoms].

A Recent Recorder Recording 13.07.2011 2:15 ↓

Recorder music with an eastern twist by artist Nina Stern.

"Salina, Kansas" By Trey Moody 10.07.2011 4:36 ↓

Trey reads his poems "Salina, Kansas," "A Note on Silence," "Climate Reply" and "Remembering the Original."

Political Scientist Beate Sissenich 08.07.2011 51:50 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews IU Bloomington assistant professor of Political Science Beate Sissenich.

Japanese Kerria Has Multi-Season Appeal 07.07.2011 2:00 ↓

If you need color in your shady woodland garden consider planting Japanese kerria either as an accent or as a massed shrub border.

Dutch East India Company By Melissa Rhoades 03.07.2011 5:30 ↓

Rhoades also reads her poems "Beginning," "Meditation on tossing a bag of pre-grated cheddar in your shopping cart," and a tonka [Wildfires keep burning].