Focus on Flowers

Music From Colonial America 03.07.2011 59:00 ↓

Music you might have heard in the homes, churches, taverns, and theaters of the North American colonies, around the time of the American Revolution.

Add Presence In A Woodland Garden With Fothergilla 30.06.2011 2:00 ↓

Woody shade-tolerant plants provide an architectural presence under tall deciduous trees and can be massed in groups of shrubs or used as accents.

Chicago Tribune Editor Gerry Kern 27.06.2011 46:26 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews Gerry Kern, senior vice-president and editor of the Chicago Tribune.

New Poems By Micah Ling 26.06.2011 5:14 ↓

Ling reads from her new manuscript called Settlement, dealing with the Palestinian Territories and the reservations of the United States.

Mahonia Shrubs Gathered By 19th Century Explorers 23.06.2011 2:00 ↓

Mahonias are robust, small shrubs that combine well with other evergreens such as conifers and hollies.

The Mysterious Philipp Schoendorff 20.06.2011 2:05 ↓

An obscure composer from the end of the sixteenth century

"Ode To A Black Glass Marble" By Michael Dauro 19.06.2011 4:42 ↓

Dauro reads his poems "Orfeo's Nocturne," "Ode to a Black Glass Marble," and "Haiku for Don Belton."

Black Haw Is A Small And Versatile Tree 16.06.2011 2:00 ↓

Black haw is native to woods and stream banks from Connecticut to Wisconsin and south to Texas and Georgia.

Ronn McFarlane And His Indigo Road 13.06.2011 3:50 ↓

This week, an ancient instrument serves as the muse for new music.

"Romance At The Market" By Rachel Gray 12.06.2011 5:54 ↓

Gray reads her poems "Advice," "On Losing," "This is the first time I heard laughter and death in the same sentence," and "Romance at the Market."

Bernard Rands And J.D. McClatchy 10.06.2011 50:25 ↓

Peter Jacobi interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Bernard Rands and distinguished poet and librettist J.D. McClatchy.

Dwarf Fragrant Sumac 09.06.2011 2:00 ↓

Dwarf fragrant sumac is a low-growing native shrub with yellow flowers in the early spring and has scented bark and foliage that are responsible for its name.

More From Steve Scafidi At The Blue Light Series 05.06.2011 4:59 ↓

Recorded at the 2011 Blue Light Reading Series, Steve Scafidi reads "The Cake" and "Rockingchair Bookcase."

Crime Novelist Michael Koryta 03.06.2011 51:33 ↓

Gena Asher interviews Bloomington crime novelist Michael Koryta

String Quartets In The Eighteenth Century 03.06.2011 1:57 ↓

A Renaissance woman during the late seventeenth century.

Calycanthus: A Sweet Shrub For A Woodland Garden 02.06.2011 2:00 ↓

The North American native Calycanthus belongs to a small genus.

Listener Favorites: Gesualdo, Tavener, Dalza, Pergolesi, And More 30.05.2011 59:02 ↓

We asked our listening audience to tell us their favorite pieces of early music.

Micah Ling Reads From Her Book Sweetgrass 29.05.2011 5:01 ↓

Ling reads prose poems about Montana from her second collection, Sweetgrass.

Sportscaster Sage Steele 27.05.2011 52:31 ↓

Annie Corrigan interviews IU alumna Sage Steele, co-host of ESPN’s SportsCenter.

Groundcover Phlox 26.05.2011 2:00 ↓

There are about 70 different types of phlox, both short and tall. The short ones are used as groundcovers, and their palette is made up of the cool colors.

Steve Scafidi At The 2011 Blue Light Reading Series 22.05.2011 4:59 ↓

Recorded at the 2011 Blue Light Reading Series, Steve Scafidi reads "The Ten-Letter Word for a Lucky Man" and "The Junebugs."

Johann Christian Bach's Keyboard Music 20.05.2011 2:07 ↓

This week, music from one of the many Bach children.

Vitex: Commonly Known As Chaste Tree 19.05.2011 2:00 ↓

Flowering shrubs are invaluable in the garden, and many have pleasant perfumes as well as lovely flowers.

From Three Islands By Micah Ling 15.05.2011 4:50 ↓

Ling reads poems from her first collection, which are written in the voice of Amelia Earhart.

Conditioning Stems: Preparing Cut Flowers For The Vase 12.05.2011 2:00 ↓

Whether you pick flowers from your garden or buy them, all cut flowers benefit from being conditioned before they are arranged.