Karen Hugg
@karenhugg.bsky.social
I help folks beautify their gardens. Also write for WA Post, Wired, etc. Latest book is Leaf Your Troubles Behind, about growing happiness through plants. I make art for fun & love tennis. Will talk Stardew Valley with anyone.
A couple weeks ago, I found myself with a broken car too expensive to fix so shopped for an EV. Can't tell you how thrilled I am with this #Nissan Ariya, a used 2023 model that feels new, is like driving a cloud, and wasn't that expensive. Amazing to charge the whole thing for 13 bucks at home! #EVs
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A couple weeks ago, I found myself with a broken car too expensive to fix so shopped for an EV. Can't tell you how thrilled I am with this #Nissan Ariya, a used 2023 model that feels new, is like driving a cloud, and wasn't that expensive. Amazing to charge the whole thing for 13 bucks at home! #EVs
Great article in the @theatlantic.com about how Twitter has become an ecosystem of fake accounts interacting with fake accounts and hence, pretty worthless. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Great article in the @theatlantic.com about how Twitter has become an ecosystem of fake accounts interacting with fake accounts and hence, pretty worthless. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Interesting….
Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Interesting….
This is so cool…
Nissan’s EV solar roof can add over 1,800 miles of free driving per year
Nissan’s EV solar roof can add over 1,800 miles of free driving per year
Nissan will showcase the roof-mounted solar system on the Sakura, Japan’s top-selling EV, next week. The “Ao-Solar Extender,” Nissan claims, can generate enough solar energy to power up to 3,000 km, or over 1,800 miles of free driving per year.
more…
electrek.co
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is so cool…
Rick Steves gave a rousing speech at the #NoKings rally in Edmonds Washington today. And God must’ve been on our side because the rain held off until right after he finished. #seattle #savedemocracy #godblessamerica #nokingsday #peacefulprotest #releasetheEpsteinfiles @ricksteveseurope.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Rick Steves gave a rousing speech at the #NoKings rally in Edmonds Washington today. And God must’ve been on our side because the rain held off until right after he finished. #seattle #savedemocracy #godblessamerica #nokingsday #peacefulprotest #releasetheEpsteinfiles @ricksteveseurope.bsky.social
Good morning, BlueSky! My 'Ann Folkard' geranium is still blooming, just like the Mariners baseball season. This is a great perennial to grow, in #Seattle or most zones. Have a lovely day! #gardening
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Good morning, BlueSky! My 'Ann Folkard' geranium is still blooming, just like the Mariners baseball season. This is a great perennial to grow, in #Seattle or most zones. Have a lovely day! #gardening
If this is for real, it’s super encouraging. www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
From the MadeMeSmile community on Reddit: A watchful guardian
Explore this post and more from the MadeMeSmile community
www.reddit.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If this is for real, it’s super encouraging. www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
This morning, I was stunned to see my yucca gloriosa blooming. It took 12 years! Love that raspberry color on the petals.
#gardening #flowers #yuccas
#gardening #flowers #yuccas
September 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This morning, I was stunned to see my yucca gloriosa blooming. It took 12 years! Love that raspberry color on the petals.
#gardening #flowers #yuccas
#gardening #flowers #yuccas
It's amazing how something so beautifully complex as a rose can be so common. Life truly is about stopping to smell the roses, or at least pausing to enjoy their beauty. Grateful for plants today.
#happyfriday #gardening #roses
#happyfriday #gardening #roses
July 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's amazing how something so beautifully complex as a rose can be so common. Life truly is about stopping to smell the roses, or at least pausing to enjoy their beauty. Grateful for plants today.
#happyfriday #gardening #roses
#happyfriday #gardening #roses
This is great news! We have trees that had ivy during previous owners. It defoliated branches, which broke and fell. It's still a big problem. People don't know its dangers & nurseries still sell it. Now that's about to change. Yay!
#gardening #plants #invasivespecies
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
#gardening #plants #invasivespecies
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
Washington state bans invasive ivy
Washington state has banned the sale or transport of English ivy and its cousin, Atlantic ivy. The leafy holiday decorations are also aggressive invaders of Northwest forests.
www.kuow.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This is great news! We have trees that had ivy during previous owners. It defoliated branches, which broke and fell. It's still a big problem. People don't know its dangers & nurseries still sell it. Now that's about to change. Yay!
#gardening #plants #invasivespecies
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
#gardening #plants #invasivespecies
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
Good news of the day...
The shade comes from solar panels, using that same relentless sunshine to generate energy. The sheep, in turn, cut down on mowing costs for the solar farm.
In Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea
While often controversial, solar panels on farms in Georgia work out when you add a flock of sheep.
grist.org
July 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Good news of the day...
Good morning! If you'd like some fragrance on your patio this summer, consider potting up some sweet-smelling plants. Here are 14 suggestions in my latest article. Gifted link, cheers.
#gardening #patiodecor #fragrantplants
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#gardening #patiodecor #fragrantplants
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14 plants to try for a sweeter-smelling backyard
These flowers, shrubs and herbs can appeal to your nose as well as your eyes.
wapo.st
June 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Good morning! If you'd like some fragrance on your patio this summer, consider potting up some sweet-smelling plants. Here are 14 suggestions in my latest article. Gifted link, cheers.
#gardening #patiodecor #fragrantplants
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#gardening #patiodecor #fragrantplants
wapo.st/4lgPbqp
This is an encouraging story but shows the harsh realities of trying to make change for good. The Chico Mendes project needs money to keep going. Please consider donating. #gardening #environment
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village
Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes project
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is an encouraging story but shows the harsh realities of trying to make change for good. The Chico Mendes project needs money to keep going. Please consider donating. #gardening #environment
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
So can putting scented plants on your patio deter mosquitos? Well, yes and no. I dove in and did some research for this latest article. Here's a gifted link:
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#gardening #mosquitos #plants #summer
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#gardening #mosquitos #plants #summer
What really keeps mosquitoes away? Probably not your lavender plants.
A fact-based look at scented plants, essential oils and other mosquito repellents.
wapo.st
June 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So can putting scented plants on your patio deter mosquitos? Well, yes and no. I dove in and did some research for this latest article. Here's a gifted link:
wapo.st/45GpZoz
#gardening #mosquitos #plants #summer
wapo.st/45GpZoz
#gardening #mosquitos #plants #summer
I'm re-posting this as I still have some irises and crocosmia left to give for free to #Seattle #gardening lovers.
Good morning, #Seattle! I have purple irises and orange crocosmia potted up and ready to give away. And have other kinds of perennials too. One hellebore left. If you like gardening and want free plants, let me know!
#gardening #greenheart #PNWgardening #flowers #TBTL
#gardening #greenheart #PNWgardening #flowers #TBTL
May 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm re-posting this as I still have some irises and crocosmia left to give for free to #Seattle #gardening lovers.
Good Friday morning, gardeners! I noticed my golden chain tree in bloom and it brought me such joy. First time it's bloomed since the transplant years ago.
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #flowersonFriday
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #flowersonFriday
May 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Good Friday morning, gardeners! I noticed my golden chain tree in bloom and it brought me such joy. First time it's bloomed since the transplant years ago.
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #flowersonFriday
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #flowersonFriday
This is super encouraging news! Plants (and fungi) save us once again.
#gardening #greenheart #environment #restoration
#gardening #greenheart #environment #restoration
some good news from @matthabusby.bsky.social!
on how propagating native plants and mushrooms could help clean polluted soil—including in the toxic, scorched scars of the LA fires
read more in @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪
on how propagating native plants and mushrooms could help clean polluted soil—including in the toxic, scorched scars of the LA fires
read more in @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪
How Toxin-Munching Mushrooms Are Restoring Polluted Brownfields | Atmos
The budding bioremediation technique could cleanse the toxic, scorched soil left behind by LA's deadly wildfires.
atmos.earth
May 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is super encouraging news! Plants (and fungi) save us once again.
#gardening #greenheart #environment #restoration
#gardening #greenheart #environment #restoration
Does anyone else grow Madame Lemoine lilac? It's so strongly fragrant, when I put them in a vase, they flood the house with a heavenly sweet smell.
#gardening #lilacs #bloomscrolling #greenheart #bestgardenplants
#gardening #lilacs #bloomscrolling #greenheart #bestgardenplants
May 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Does anyone else grow Madame Lemoine lilac? It's so strongly fragrant, when I put them in a vase, they flood the house with a heavenly sweet smell.
#gardening #lilacs #bloomscrolling #greenheart #bestgardenplants
#gardening #lilacs #bloomscrolling #greenheart #bestgardenplants
Good morning, #Seattle! I have purple irises and orange crocosmia potted up and ready to give away. And have other kinds of perennials too. One hellebore left. If you like gardening and want free plants, let me know!
#gardening #greenheart #PNWgardening #flowers #TBTL
#gardening #greenheart #PNWgardening #flowers #TBTL
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Good morning, #Seattle! I have purple irises and orange crocosmia potted up and ready to give away. And have other kinds of perennials too. One hellebore left. If you like gardening and want free plants, let me know!
#gardening #greenheart #PNWgardening #flowers #TBTL
#gardening #greenheart #PNWgardening #flowers #TBTL
Happy Easter! Here's a hellebore I'd like to give away. Great for shade, blooms in early spring and the flowers last a long time. It only needs a little trimming in late winter. Let me know if you'd like it. I'm in the Seattle area. Cheers.
April 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Happy Easter! Here's a hellebore I'd like to give away. Great for shade, blooms in early spring and the flowers last a long time. It only needs a little trimming in late winter. Let me know if you'd like it. I'm in the Seattle area. Cheers.
Who else has a Korean spice viburnum? The scent is so sweet and spicy. And it requires very little maintenance. Plus, red fall color. I love it. Happy Friday!
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #FlowerFriday #spring
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #FlowerFriday #spring
April 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Who else has a Korean spice viburnum? The scent is so sweet and spicy. And it requires very little maintenance. Plus, red fall color. I love it. Happy Friday!
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #FlowerFriday #spring
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #FlowerFriday #spring
Nice. Gardening tip of the day!
Started protecting our hostas from slugs and snails with used coffee grounds. These were donated by Marriott Hotel in Mayfair, and would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
April 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Nice. Gardening tip of the day!
Fun fact of the day... #environment
A single tree can cool the air as much as 10 air conditioners running 20 hours a day, thanks to transpiration – nature’s own climate control system!
April 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Fun fact of the day... #environment
Ok gardeners, I gave #plants away this weekend to a grand total of 1 person. I was hoping to find more #PNW folks here so I don't have to resort to facebook. If you're in #Seattle and want perennials, let me know! I've got more. @tbtl.net
#gardening #PNWgardening #garden #greenheart #bloomscrolling
#gardening #PNWgardening #garden #greenheart #bloomscrolling
Hi all, I'd like to give away more plants this weekend, but I'm not finding any gardeners in the #Seattle area. If you live in Seattle and need perennials, let me know! Would rather not go back to Facebook for this.
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #garden
#gardening #greenheart #bloomscrolling #garden
April 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Ok gardeners, I gave #plants away this weekend to a grand total of 1 person. I was hoping to find more #PNW folks here so I don't have to resort to facebook. If you're in #Seattle and want perennials, let me know! I've got more. @tbtl.net
#gardening #PNWgardening #garden #greenheart #bloomscrolling
#gardening #PNWgardening #garden #greenheart #bloomscrolling