• Plants & Happiness

    How the Fresh Scent of the Forest Can Fight Cancer in Amazing Ways

    Forest Path, How the Fresh Scent of the Forest Can Fight Cancer in Amazing Ways, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/12/15/forest-can-fight-cance/(opens in a new tab), #plants, #happiness, #mentalhealth, #stressrelief, #stress, #leafyourtroublesbehind, #greenleisure, #relaxation, #cancer

    If you’re anything like me, you get stressed out because of work — or your kids or parents or even an unexpected traffic jam or small injury. Stress is an ongoing issue in our modern world. Sometimes when we’re stressed getting outside and taking a walk can help. Our mind takes a break from whatever is causing our angst and our bodies take in outside air, which helps us relax. But did you know there’s an added benefit to taking a walk specifically in the woods? It’s not that it’s…

  • Writing

    An Excerpt from “The Scent of a Daphne”

    Rooted: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction, An Excerpt from "The Scent of a Daphne," Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2017/04/06/horticulture-school #books #anthology #fiction #Rooted #trees #nonfiction

    I’m pleased to share a sneak peek of my piece, “The Scent of a Daphne,” which will appear in the anthology Rooted: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction. It’s not really a story about a daphne but it is a story with a daphne in it. It shares a snippet of my time in horticulture school when my husband was undergoing cancer treatment and I was trying to study plants. Mostly, it’s about the unexpected, precious gift I received during that time. “The Scent of a Daphne” “It was early September, my second…