I am lucky to have a large garden space and so I have the luxury of being able to dedicate some of my beds to a single perennial species.

In her book "The Once and Future Gardener," Virginia Clayton provides examples of articles that were published in popular American gardens magazines between 1900 and 1940. One article by Helen Wilson focused on spire-like flowers.

This week on Harmonia, we celebrate the life and music of William Byrd 400 years after his death. Byrd was Catholic in a time and place where it was easier to be Protestant. A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, Byrd survived when others did not. Plus, our featured release is George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems.

From the archives, an hourlong salute to the life and work of a legendary classical pianist.

Zilia Balkansky-Sellés reads "José Martí in Central Park" and "Julian."

Happiness is a feeling rather than an equation because we can never solve it the same way twice.

The city purchased the property for $6.5 million with the hopes of a new neighborhood that included “homes for all, intentional design, green space, and a true sense of belonging.”

Purple and chartreuse always look good together in a garden.

What can one commodity reveal about our food systems, about health, about labor and capitalism and about the environmental costs of so-called cheap food production?

"We will be using dipping into our reserves to make sure that we have a balanced budget." - Mayor Mary Ferdon on 2026 budget