WFIU: Focus on Flowers

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What's WFIU: Focus on Flowers about?

Focus on Flowers is a program on flowers and gardening hosted by Moya Andrews and produced by WFIU Public Media in Bloomington, Indiana.

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WFIU: Focus on Flowers episodes:

06.27.2019
Scent
Some people love specific plants just because of their scent.
06.20.2019
Waves In The Shade
I love plant names that rhyme!
06.13.2019
Lovely Leaves
Foliage colors are especially good for creating interesting beds and borders.
06.06.2019
Coleus Enhances Everything!
I love coleus for their showy colorful leaves...
05.30.2019
Wedding Bouquets
June is the month for weddings!
05.23.2019
Sunshiny Yellow Sunflowers
It is interesting to watch sunflowers turn their heads to follow the sun.
05.16.2019
Honeysuckle: A Sweet Disposition?
In the Victorian language of flowers, giving honeysuckle was a way of acknowledging a lady had a sweet disposition.
05.09.2019
All Annuals
I recently saw a lovely bed in my neighborhood devoted entirely to annuals. It was full sun and composed predominantly of pink and blue flowers. At the back were tall cleome, commonly called spider plant.
05.02.2019
Moisture-Loving Natives
Filipendula rubra produces airy rose-pink flower clusters that can be between 4-10 inches wide and rise above the plant’s deeply divided leaves presenting a regal appearance befitting its common name, Queen of the Prairie.
04.25.2019
Planting And Division
Digging up the root ball of an established plant completely and cutting it into sections actually benefits the plant.
04.18.2019
Stem Cuttings
Starting plants from existing ones is fun as well as economical.
04.11.2019
Perennial Gardens
A perennial is a flowering plant that lives for three or more years.
04.04.2019
Long-Term Residents
Perennial beds need to be well dug initially to loosen the soil and then amended with compost or other organic material.
03.28.2019
True Love, Forget Me Not
There is a legend about a knight in armor who is walking along the bank of a river...
03.21.2019
Wordsworth’s Garden
“True taste has an eye for both weeds and garden flowers.”
03.14.2019
Not By Design
Sometimes plants have minds of their own.
03.07.2019
A Granddaughter’s Memories
Vita Sackville-West's granddaughter Juliet Nicolson says that her grandmother's "presence still fills the garden."
02.28.2019
Vita And Harold’s Garden
Vita Sackville-West's planting philosophy : "Cram, cram, cram, every chink and cranny.”
02.21.2019
Beguiling Begonias
Begonias are beloved because of their textured, colorful foliage, as well as their pretty flowers.
02.14.2019
In My Dreams
During the winter when I can’t actually garden outdoors, I plan many garden improvements and most of them include buying new plants.
02.07.2019
Georgia O’Keeffe
O’Keeffe is an art world star and her paintings of larger-than-life flowers are unique.
01.31.2019
Azalias & Mums Indoors
Azalea mollis is sometimes successful as a houseplant.
01.24.2019
Bulb Glasses
Hyacinth are some of the most popular bulbs to force in bulb glasses.
01.17.2019
Lady Clive
Clivias have attractive thick, strap-like dark green leaves.
01.10.2019
Streptocarpus’ Blooms Are Cheerful
Cape primrose is a wonderful houseplant because it blooms for a long period of time.
01.03.2019
Lush And Velvety Gloxinia
Gloxinia plants look lush and there are many varieties.
12.27.2018
Cyclamen: It’s All About The Buds
Buy cyclamens that have a number of unopened buds to prolong their flowering.
12.20.2018
Clean Air
Plants add freshness to the air in our homes during winter and help cleanse the air and remove pollutants.
12.13.2018
Orchids Indoors
Orchids make great holiday gifts, as they keep on giving--possibly blooming for up to three months.
12.06.2018
Tropical Hibiscus
It is possible to keep a tropical hibiscus plant alive in a pot all through the winter...The plant will probably not look great, but it will survive.
11.29.2018
Saintpaulia
African violets flower exuberantly but need some attention to achieve their best efforts.
11.22.2018
November Musings
Though we miss the flowers of spring, summer, and fall there are still wonders to behold in the landscape.
11.15.2018
Preparing For Winter
I make my potpourri using the rose petals and flower heads that I cut off while deadheading all summer.
11.08.2018
Calla Lilies
Calla lilies can put a "twist" on your existing landscape.
11.01.2018
Mood Elevators
As we tend our indoor plants, it often seems to soothe and calm our spirits. Some health experts have even suggested that our plants may help lower blood pressure.
10.25.2018
Intermingling For A Softer Effect
Intermingling is similar to creating a prairie planting where the plants grow together without any defined edges or structure.
10.18.2018
Dead Nettles
Plants with common names that are not so pretty should not deter us from using them in our gardens.
10.11.2018
Late Bloomers: Sedums, Autumn Sage, Heleniums
Sedums with dark-colored leaves look striking in the fall garden and contrast with the colorful autumn leaves.
05.24.2018
Direct Sowing
There are some seeds that I direct sow onto my garden once the soil has warmed up.
05.17.2018
Mass Mounds
Mass can be created by a few large plants placed together, or a grouping of many similar medium-sized plants.
05.10.2018
A Color Theme
I have been thinking about color-themed beds.
05.03.2018
Mothers Gifts
Cut flowers are lovely, but there are alternative gifts for mothers who garden.
04.26.2018
Planting Newbies
My garden is so full of plants already that I'm wondering where I'll put all of the new plants that I'll buy this year...
04.19.2018
Bethlehem Sage
Pulmonaria, a.k.a., Bethlehem sage, is a perennial with especially interesting foliage.
04.12.2018
Heucheras
Coral bells' foliage and texture present many benefits beyond blooms.
04.05.2018
Edging Plants
A garden looks neat if it has well-defined edges.
03.29.2018
Garden Favorites
What popular flowers do you have planted in your garden?
03.22.2018
Top Sellers
Retailers in the Midwest attend trials in Michigan, where the new plant introductions are grown outdoors en masse.
03.15.2018
Ranked By Popularity
And fourth place goes to... Alstroemeria!
03.08.2018
Easter Flowers
The Madonna lily, Lilium candidum, is potted up and sold all over the United States every spring.

What's WFIU: Focus on Flowers about?

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WFIU: Focus on Flowers episodes:

Scent

Waves In The Shade

Lovely Leaves

Coleus Enhances Everything!

Wedding Bouquets

Sunshiny Yellow Sunflowers

Honeysuckle: A Sweet Disposition?

All Annuals

Moisture-Loving Natives

Planting And Division

Stem Cuttings

Perennial Gardens

Long-Term Residents

True Love, Forget Me Not

Wordsworth’s Garden

Not By Design

A Granddaughter’s Memories

Vita And Harold’s Garden

Beguiling Begonias

In My Dreams

Georgia O’Keeffe

Azalias & Mums Indoors

Bulb Glasses

Lady Clive

Streptocarpus’ Blooms Are Cheerful

Lush And Velvety Gloxinia

Cyclamen: It’s All About The Buds

Clean Air

Orchids Indoors

Tropical Hibiscus

Saintpaulia

November Musings

Preparing For Winter

Calla Lilies

Mood Elevators

Intermingling For A Softer Effect

Dead Nettles

Late Bloomers: Sedums, Autumn Sage, Heleniums

Direct Sowing

Mass Mounds

A Color Theme

Mothers Gifts

Planting Newbies

Bethlehem Sage

Heucheras

Edging Plants

Garden Favorites

Top Sellers

Ranked By Popularity

Easter Flowers