Focus on Flowers

Blue Caryopteris 15.06.2017 2:00 ↓

Caryopteris can be grown singly, in multiples, or as a long hedge for maximum impact.

Restaurateur and Author Alice Waters 11.06.2017 58:54 ↓

Hannah Boomershine interviews chef, author, and activist Alice Waters .

The Festival Of Destruction 11.06.2017 4:33 ↓

Joshua Johnston reads "The Festival of Destruction" and "Universal Themes."

Versatile Verbenas 08.06.2017 2:00 ↓

I would not be without Verbena bonariensis in my garden. It’s an annual, but it attracts birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds...and bees.

The Trapper's Daughter Sings Of Debt In Springtime 04.06.2017 4:58 ↓

Susan Amis reads "Aubade with Charles Darwin," "Pastoral with Sir Isaac Newton," "Epithalamium with Albert Einstein," "Dispatch No. 1," and more.

Costume Scholar Pravina Shukla 03.06.2017 57:17 ↓

Gena Asher interviews Pravina Shukla, professor of folklore at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Stalwart Salvias 01.06.2017 2:00 ↓

“How shall a man die that has sage in his garden?”

Comic Book Writer and Illustrator Gene Yang 28.05.2017 58:13 ↓

Professor Andrei Molotiu interviews cartoonist, writer, and teacher Gene Yang.

Ruby's Diary 28.05.2017 4:45 ↓

Lisa Low reads "Ruby's Diary," "Ruby Envies White Girls," "At 13, Ruby Worries...," "Dear Ruby," and "Dear Lisa."

Il Cembalo di Partenope 27.05.2017 8:29 ↓

The 500 year old instrument is one of the earliest harpsichords that has survived the trials of travel and time.

Iris Parade 25.05.2017 2:00 ↓

Generally, all the shorter iris types bloom earliest, starting the parade of iris flowers that continues throughout the summer.

Benefits Of Mulch 18.05.2017 2:00 ↓

Mulch helps plants remain healthier and hardier by insulating and reducing weeds.

Israeli Author David Grossman 14.05.2017 58:40 ↓

Will Murphy interviews David Grossman, author of numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature.

Hanging Baskets 11.05.2017 2:00 ↓

When buying plants for hanging baskets remind yourself of the old saying: one should include “a thriller, a filler, and a spiller.”

Remembering Dick Bishop 07.05.2017 51:49 ↓

We remember longtime WFIU jazz host-producer Dick Bishop one year after his death. Steve Steve Sanders conducted this interview with Dick in April of 2006.

How To Live Inside A Storm 07.05.2017 4:53 ↓

Lisa Low reads "Girl I want to be in Chinatown," "Still," "How To Live Inside a Storm," and "One Day."

Hardiness Zones 04.05.2017 2:00 ↓

Although we sometimes ignore hardiness maps, they really do provide information that is crucial to the success of our plants.

Wayne Pacelle, President of the Humane Society 30.04.2017 58:55 ↓

Will Murphy interviews Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.

New To Me 27.04.2017 2:00 ↓

So many options for displaying annuals, and I usually just stick them in a pot!

Impossible Map Out Of The Basement 23.04.2017 4:58 ↓

Yael Massen reads "View From the Clock Tower, Piazza del Campo," "Impossible Map Out Of The Basement," "Immobility Response," and "Acrostics (5): Speculum."

Poet, Performer, and Filmmaker Kelly Tsai 22.04.2017 58:34 ↓

Janae Cummings hosts an interview with performance artist Kelly Tsai.

Johann Wilhelm Hässler 21.04.2017 9:25 ↓

Keyboard music by Johann Wilhelm Hässler, played on harpsichord, clavichord, and fortepiano.

Bumblebee Brains 20.04.2017 2:00 ↓

Bees have brains that demonstrate social learning...

Composer, Consultant, and Music Critic Greg Sandow 16.04.2017 58:54 ↓

Mark Chilla speaks with longtime Village Voice classical music critic Greg Sandow.

Abecedarian on Basketball Court... 16.04.2017 5:54 ↓

Yael Massen reads "Abecedarian on Basketball Court After Day Spent at Courthouse as Legal Advocate," "Acrostics (4): Outrage," and "Bedbugs."