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Focus on Flowers

Indiana Public Media

Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.

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Milkweed and the Monarchs

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2023/06/22

Monarch butterflies like to eat various species of milkweed, which have a bitter juice, that makes their caterpillars unappealing to predators.

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Cuttings

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2023/06/15

If you want to get more plants from your existing flowering plants, a good way is to take cuttings.

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Degrees of Shade

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2023/06/08

The degree of shade is an important factor in gardening, and usually for flowering plants, partial shade is the best.

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Bougainvillea Vines

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2023/06/01

In warm climates, the showy, brightly colored bougainvillea vines romp over walls, fences, and even buildings, brightening landscapes with their vivid colors.

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Sweet Candytuft

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2023/05/24

Both perennial and annual candytufts make excellent rock garden and edging plants.

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Star of Bethlehem

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2023/05/18

The Star of Bethlehem name probably dates from the Crusades. The bulbs were brought home as souvenirs when ancient people made pilgrimages to the Holy Land. So, this sweet little flower has an impressive history.

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Tired Daffodils

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2023/05/11

Always deadhead spring bulbs after they finish blooming or they will put their energy into setting seed, which limits their rejuvenation.

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Evening Primrose

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2023/05/04

There are about 125 species in the genus Oenothera, and they are commonly called sundrops, evening primroses, or golden eggs, and they are native to North and South America.

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Basket of Gold Dust

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2023/04/27

In olden times, if one wore a sprig of alyssum, no one would be angry with you.

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Allelopathic Items

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2023/04/20

Allelopathic plants release chemicals through their leaves and roots that prevent the germination and/or growth of nearby plants.

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Attacking Invasives

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2023/04/13

It's important to remove invasive, non-native plants to make more space available for plants that nourish our own native wildlife.

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Smaller Shrubs

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2023/04/06

If you are planting a garden this spring around a condominium or in some other small garden space, you may want to consider some of the shrubs that have been developed to grow into a compact shape and size at maturity.

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My Own Garden

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2023/03/30

There is magic associated with flowers. How can it be, I wonder, that there are so many different shapes, colors, and sizes to delight the senses?

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18th-Century Gardens

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2023/03/23

By the 18th century, it was fashionable in the colonies of North America where a garden was essential to feed a family.

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Not Just Ornaments

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2023/03/16

In ancient times, roses were not grown for ornamental reasons but for their medicinal and mystical properties.

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Disguising Bulb Foliage

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2023/03/09

After the spring bloomers' flowers faded, I used to have day lily plants that grew up in my beds to disguise the decaying and unsightly bulb foliage. All that changed once the deer in my neighborhood came by in droves and ate all of the day lily foliage.

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Controlling Growth

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2023/03/02

During the 20th century, growers learned to grow flowers with taller, straighter stems, less blemishes, and, also, to force blooms out of season.

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Romantic Gardens

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2023/02/23

Beginning in the early 18th century in England, many quaint new cottages were built surrounded by plantings of fruit trees, honey suckle, ivy, and all kinds of flowers to create intentionally romantic gardens.

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Josephine’s Roses

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2023/02/16

Empress Josephine Bonaparte had the first European ever-blooming roses from China, and her eclectic collection allowed French hybridizers to create many new varieties.

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There's a Fragrance to This Message

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2023/02/09

Way back when there were no cell phones, lovers used flowers as coded messages to keep their communications unknown to chaperones.

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