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.

There is a large number of more modern hybrid cultivars now available, and some produce flowers in other shades such as white, rose, magenta, burgundy, and purple.

Do not take risks by setting out your annual plants too soon.

Before long, some of the earliest flowers to bloom will be stirring in our gardens.

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.