spring

Now is the month of Maying, and English madrigalists weren’t the only ones singing about it! This week on Harmonia, we’ve got music for that marvelous time when winter is long gone but the hottest days have yet to chase us back indoors. Join us for a wide range of May songs, tunes on spring flowers and gentle breezes, and a seasonal feature from Fretwork and The Sixteen.

Dandelions light up our lawns each spring with bright yellow flowers.

The cherry tree that A. E. Housman wrote about in this poem is commonly known as bird cherry, which alas does not grow well for us in zone 6. A white tree that is a lovely substitute is the white dogwood.

Tune in this Friday, as we take a look back at some of the best clips from shows over the past few months.

Join host Bob Zaltsberg as he talks with gardening experts about the best ways to start and manage your garden all season long.  

If you want something in bloom all through the growing seasons in your garden, check that you have these plants.

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

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.

Join us this Friday as we talk with experts about the best ways to start and manage your garden all season long.

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.