Karen Hugg

Evoking the wonders of plants through words

Search
  • Home
  • About
    • Karen’s Bio
    • Articles & Interviews
    • Press Kit
  • Books
    • Mysteries
    • Wellness
  • Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Free
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • Karen’s Bio
    • Articles & Interviews
    • Press Kit
  • Books
    • Mysteries
    • Wellness
  • Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Free
  • Contact
  • Debra Prinzing, Why You Need to Buy Slow Flowers this Mother's Day, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2022/05/02/slow-flowers/(opens in a new tab) #slowflowers #flowers #Mother'sDay #gardening #plants #DebraPrinzing #local
    Plants & Gardening

    Why You Need to Buy Slow Flowers this Mother’s Day

    Seattle author and gardener Debra Prinzing knows flowers. In addition to writing books on gardening, Prinzing started the “slow flowers” movement. It encourages people to buy locally grown flowers rather than imported ones from faraway countries. Foreign growers often spray dangerous chemicals on their crops and employ low-wage workers in…

    Read More
  • Earth globe, Happy Earth Day! 5 Tips to Help Our Beautiful Planet, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2022/04/22/earth day/(opens in a new tab), #earth #earthday #globe #environment #tips #planet #climatechange #globalwarming
    Plants & Gardening

    Happy Earth Day! 5 Tips to Help Our Beautiful Planet

    Happy Earth Day, everyone! Today is a day when I pause to reflect on how beautiful this planet is and how lucky we are to have another day to live on it. When you think about it, you realize how amazing it is that this rock in space can support…

    Read More
  • Dark Petals Book, The Dark Petals of Provence Is Now Available! Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2022/03/01/dark-petals-of-provence/(opens in a new tab) #books #novel #Provence #DarkPetals #France #thriller #mystery #fiction
    Books,  Personal

    The Dark Petals of Provence Is Now Available!

    Hi everyone, Just a quick note to let you know my new novel, The Dark Petals of Provence, is now available in all formats: paperback, ebook, and even audiobook. As I mentioned in my newsletter, I was terribly disappointed when the physical book was out of stock for a while…

    Read More
  • The 5 Best Gardening Books by English Experts, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2022/04/08/gardening-books/(opens in a new tab), #gardening #books #british #english #gardendesign #inspiration #garden #plants
    Plants & Gardening

    The 5 Best Gardening Books by English Experts

    When I peruse my bookshelf, I often gravitate toward the same old cluster of gardening books. They’re by the most prominent British horticulturalists of the 19th and 20th centuries. The designers who built the most spectacular estates in England. They experimented with the concepts of outdoor rooms, mixed borders, and…

    Read More
  • Hellebore
    Plants & Gardening

    8 Fun Facts About Hellebores That Might Surprise You

    Hellebores are excellent shade perennials for almost any garden. They have pretty glossy leaves and never overgrow their area or get in the way. Plus, they’re evergreen. And when there are slim pickings in late winter for foliage and color, hellebores reliably bloom in February, March, and April. How cool…

    Read More
  • Alocasia Plant, The 3 Things You Need for a Successful Alocasia, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2022/02/03/alocasia, #alocasia, #plants, #houseplants, #indirectlight
    Plants & Gardening

    The 3 Things You Need for a Successful Alocasia

    Alocasia x amazonica, or Elephant’s Ears, makes a bold statement in a houseplant collection. It grows rubbery-looking, blackish green pointed leaves with white veination, creating an unusual, tropical look. I love Alocasias because, ironically, they’re so artificial looking. Their appearance goes against the idea that leaves are soft and papery.…

    Read More
  • Houseplants, A Little Playtime with a Houseplant Brings Big Rewards, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/11/16/playtime-with-a-houseplant, #houseplants, #plants, #happiness, #stress, #destressing, #stressrelief, #mentalhealth, #play
    Plants & Happiness

    A Little Playtime with a Houseplant Brings Big Rewards

    If you’re struggling through a stressful workweek, you may feel like you have no time to lower your stress. You’re juggling multiple tasks while your attention springs from one event to another. This is typical as we try to get through the avalanche of work that piles up. By Friday,…

    Read More
  • Peace Lily in Bloom, The Four Surprising Physical Benefits of House Plants, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/12/14/physical-benefits-houseplants/(opens in a new tab), #peacelily, #houseplants, #benefits, #cleanair, #mentalhealth, #stressrelief, #stress, #happiness, #indoor, #plants
    Plants & Happiness

    The Four Surprising Physical Benefits of House Plants

    It’s January and we’re spending lots of time indoors. That means artificial heat, little daylight, and more inhalation of polluted air that contains volatile organic compounds. The first two conditions lead to drier skin and lowered immunity against diseases like colds and the flu. The third, inhalation of VOCs, can…

    Read More
123

About Karen

Karen Hugg, circle frame, http://www.karenhugg.com, #books #plants #fiction, #nonfiction, #thrillers, #mysteries, #gardening, #happiness, #stress, #stressrelief

Pre-order Book

Leaf Your Troubles Behind Cover

Newsletter

Want to grow a happier life? My newsletter can help!

Latest Fiction

The Dark Petals of Provence Cover, The Cover for The Dark Petals of Provence is Here!, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/12/09/dark-petals-provence-cover/, #books, #Provence, #France, #mystery, #specialneeds, #photography

Categories

  • Books
  • Daily Stress ReLeaf
  • Inspiration
  • Paris & France
  • Personal
  • Pets
  • Plants & Gardening
  • Plants & Happiness
  • Writing

Follow Blog

If you'd like instant notifications about this blog's new posts, enter your email address. If you'd like book updates and the latest freebies, subscribe to a Vine of Ideas above.

Join 3,738 other subscribers

Let’s Connect

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Goodreads
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Medium

Blogroll

  • Gretel's Book Editing
  • Natasha's Thriller Fiction
  • Roxana's Romania & Fiction
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Goodreads Reddit Linked In

Pinterest

Twitter

My Tweets

Instagram

Here's a lovely, well-chosen border I saw recently in #Bellingham, WA: irises, spiraea, barberry, and kalmia. Have a sunny day, all!
Exercise is always good for you but exercising in nature supercharges your mood and body.
Gratitude is not only the key to happiness, it may be the key to peaceful interaction as well.
I’m sharing my pride and joy (and backbreaker) with the public today. Please send sunshine my way, thank you. #gardening
2022 © Karen Hugg
Back to top
 

Loading Comments...