Focus on Flowers

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Focus on Flowers episodes

September 06, 2012 Anise
Anise is one of our most ancient herbs, dating to before the birth of Christ.
2 min
September 02, 2012 Poetry And Conversation With Carol Marks
Carol reads "On Not Writing Poems for a Year," "Silence," "All I Can Do," "A New Notebook," and "Lucky and Wild." Plus a conversation with the poet.
12 min
August 31, 2012 David Newell, Mr. McFeely from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Gena Asher interviews David Newell, the actor known to several generations for his role of Mr. McFeely, the delivery man on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
54 min
August 31, 2012 Bach, Haas, Cochard, And Two Original Harpsichords
The music of Bach performed by Violaine Cochard and Frédérick Haas on orginial harpsichords built in 1740 and 1751.
2 min
August 30, 2012 Unwelcome Bindweed
All bindweeds have arrow shaped leaves on long stems, and their underground rhizomes are hard to dig up.
2 min
August 26, 2012 A Geography Of Hope By Nadine Pinede
Nadine reads "A Geography of Hope" and "On Hunger."
6 min
August 24, 2012 Three's Company: Mouton, Richafort, And Josqin
Josquin is famous, but have you ever heard of Jean Mouton, or Jean Richafort?
2 min
August 24, 2012 Journalist Andrew Lam
Gena Asher speaks with writer Andrew Lam, author of "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora."
52 min
August 23, 2012 Comfrey
Also known as knitbone, the name comfrey may come from the Latin word which means “knitting together” and refers to its use in healing fractures.
2 min
August 20, 2012 Harmonia Time Capsule: 1535
Let’s take a quick look back in time...to the year 1535, when explorers "discovered" Montreal, Canada, Lima, Peru, and the Galapegos Islands.
2 min