Focus on Flowers

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Focus on Flowers episodes

March 05, 2020 Clay is Okay
Many of us with clay soil complain loudly about it, and it’s true that gardens with clay soil can be hard to dig. Nonetheless, it has its virtues.
2 min
March 02, 2020 Purim Party
Explore the Jewish spring holiday of Purim, a commemoration of the Book of Esther. Purim celebrations are best known today for their gift-giving, wild costume parties, and delicious hamentashen. The story of Esther was also the inspiration for a number of musical works, as we will see.
59 min
February 27, 2020 A New Generation of Coral Bells
Photos of this new generation of Heucheras are irresistible. I plan to order as many as I can afford for spring planting!
2 min
February 20, 2020 Deadheading: It Keeps the Color Coming
The whole garden looks better if plants are deadheaded, so it is a good thing.
2 min
February 17, 2020 Mount Olympus
Musical tales from the gods of Mount Olympus
59 min
February 13, 2020 Roses in Words
In February, it is appropriate to think about roses.
2 min
February 06, 2020 Tiny but Tough
The earliest iris to bloom is the petite Iris reticulata.
2 min
January 30, 2020 David Hosack
Hosack realized the need for a public garden as a research facility for medical scientists and their students.
2 min
January 23, 2020 Easy Does It
Quite a number of flowering annuals can be started by sowing their seeds directly into the garden.
2 min
January 16, 2020 Spring Ephemerals
Before long, some of the earliest flowers to bloom will be stirring in our gardens.
2 min