My therapist suggested that I should think about some hobbies other than gardening to balance out my life. I gave it some consideration and then decided “why not”? It might be fun to do something other than gardening, especially during the cold, snowy, icy, dark winter months.
Here are ten hobbies other than gardening that I’m considering…
1. Stamp collecting. I could collect stamps with
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Dr Hortfreud Tries Word Association
Hello, Carol!
Hi, Dr. Hortfreud.
I see that you’ve come for a final session this fall.
Yes, I mowed the lawn today, probably for the last time this season.
That’s good, Carol. Now let’s begin this session with a little word association. I’ll say a word or phrase and you say the first thing that comes to mind. Are you ready?
I guess so.
Okay. First word is “frosting”.
What was on the
Hi, Dr. Hortfreud.
I see that you’ve come for a final session this fall.
Yes, I mowed the lawn today, probably for the last time this season.
That’s good, Carol. Now let’s begin this session with a little word association. I’ll say a word or phrase and you say the first thing that comes to mind. Are you ready?
I guess so.
Okay. First word is “frosting”.
What was on the
Phases of house plant care identified
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --After extensive study and observation, Dr. V. Q. Hortfreud recently determined that those who have house plants generally follow a predictable and repeatable pattern in caring for their house plants. She further observed that this pattern of care can be broken down into four phases.
In the first phase, which Dr. Hortfreud labeled Acquire, the indoor gardener acquires the
In the first phase, which Dr. Hortfreud labeled Acquire, the indoor gardener acquires the
Dr. Hortfreud discusses Viola banksii
Hello, Carol.
Hello, Dr. Hortfreud.
Care to talk about this box from Logee's Greenhouse that showed up on your porch yesterday, Carol?
Well, that depends, Dr. Hortfreud, if you think it is a good thing or a bad thing or just a thing that there was a box with plants.
For now, let's consider it just a thing. What plant was in the box?
Plant? Singular?
So it was more than one plant,
Three Views on Heliopsis helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine'
Three Views on Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Loraine Sunshine’ presented by Hortense Hoelove, the garden fairies, and Dr. Hortfreud.
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine'
Dear Hortense Hoelove,
What do you think of Helopsis helianthoides ‘Loraine Sunshine’?
Signed
Loraine S.
Dear Loraine,
I think she’s a tramp of a flower who has been in every bed in my garden. Lovely flower, though,
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine'
Dear Hortense Hoelove,
What do you think of Helopsis helianthoides ‘Loraine Sunshine’?
Signed
Loraine S.
Dear Loraine,
I think she’s a tramp of a flower who has been in every bed in my garden. Lovely flower, though,
Dr. Hortfreud Discusses the Stapelia
Good evening, Carol. I see that your Stapelia finally bloomed.
Hi Dr. Hortfreud. Yes, the Stapelia started opening last Friday.
Do you like it, Carol?
Oh yes, Dr. H., it is very interesting, and it does smell like everyone said it would.
Yes, well, about that flower smelling, Carol. I noticed that you kept going back and smelling it, several times. On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, and again
Hi Dr. Hortfreud. Yes, the Stapelia started opening last Friday.
Do you like it, Carol?
Oh yes, Dr. H., it is very interesting, and it does smell like everyone said it would.
Yes, well, about that flower smelling, Carol. I noticed that you kept going back and smelling it, several times. On Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, and again
Bulb hoarding
As soon as I read the headline, a thousand thoughts went through my mind.
Did I buy enough bulbs this spring for fall planting? People are hoarding bulbs. Why are they hoarding flower bulbs? Do they know something I don't know? Is there a shortage of bulbs this fall? Maybe I should go buy some more now? People are hoarding bulbs. Should I send emails to make sure the bulbs I pre-ordered in
Did I buy enough bulbs this spring for fall planting? People are hoarding bulbs. Why are they hoarding flower bulbs? Do they know something I don't know? Is there a shortage of bulbs this fall? Maybe I should go buy some more now? People are hoarding bulbs. Should I send emails to make sure the bulbs I pre-ordered in
Dr Hortfreud: On Mowing in the Rain
Hello, Carol
Hi, Dr. Hortfreud. It's been awhile, hasn't it?
Yes, Carol, but I sense you need a session with me now.
Oh, yes, I do. Always.
Well, it looks like rain, so why don't we meet in the sun room around the house plants.
Oh no, Dr. Hortfreud, I would like to have a mowing session with you. Besides, if you look to the west, it's sunny out.
But if you look to the east, Carol, it's
The dream of a weed-free garden
"As I walked around my garden, I slowly began to realize that I had finally achieved my goal of a weed-free garden.
I walked along the path I call Ridgewood Avenue, looking at the garden border called Woodland Follies on my right and Autumn Dreams Gardens on my left. I saw no weeds in either border. Plus, not only was the path free of weeds, but it seemed time-worn, as though it had been
Dr. Hortfreud Returns for An Intervention For Purslane
Hot enough for you, Carol?
Hello Dr. Hortfreud! I didn’t expect to see you today since I’m staying inside where it is cool.
Well, there’s something I think you need to talk through so I decided to pop in for in impromptu intervention. You don’t mind, do you?
I guess it sort of depends on what the intervention is all about…
Carol, I’ll get right to it. I’ve noticed you’ve got a little flat of
Hello Dr. Hortfreud! I didn’t expect to see you today since I’m staying inside where it is cool.
Well, there’s something I think you need to talk through so I decided to pop in for in impromptu intervention. You don’t mind, do you?
I guess it sort of depends on what the intervention is all about…
Carol, I’ll get right to it. I’ve noticed you’ve got a little flat of
Even experienced gardeners have their troubles
Even experienced gardeners have their troubles at times.
Out in my vegetable garden, something has eaten all the leaves off the pole beans and edamame. My guess is it is rabbits doing the eating.
I've done nothing to keep them away. I really should get out some spoons and forks to set up my mini fortresses.
(Rabbits here. We don't know why she blames us. Burp. Excuse me, I ate too many bean
Out in my vegetable garden, something has eaten all the leaves off the pole beans and edamame. My guess is it is rabbits doing the eating.
I've done nothing to keep them away. I really should get out some spoons and forks to set up my mini fortresses.
(Rabbits here. We don't know why she blames us. Burp. Excuse me, I ate too many bean
June? Where are you, June?
June? Where are you June?
Where are your pleasant days, your gentle rains? Why do you bring us hot, dry days and late summer flowers?
June, this is not funny.
Carol?
Yes, Dr. Hortfreud?
Why are you writing to a month of the year like that?
Was I writing to a month of the year? Oh, I guess I was. I guess the heat and lack of rain are getting to me.
I have some advice for you, Carol.
Am
Discussing Obsessed Gardeners with Dr. Hortfreud
Good evening, Carol.
Hello, Dr. Hortfreud.
Carol, are you ready for our session this evening?
Yes, and I’ve got a topic to discuss with you, something I’ve been mulling over for quite some time.
Well, then, let’s start with that. What’s your topic?
Obsessed gardeners.
Really, Carol. Do you know any?
Any what?
Obsessed gardeners. Carol, this is your topic. Can you pay attention for just a
Hello, Dr. Hortfreud.
Carol, are you ready for our session this evening?
Yes, and I’ve got a topic to discuss with you, something I’ve been mulling over for quite some time.
Well, then, let’s start with that. What’s your topic?
Obsessed gardeners.
Really, Carol. Do you know any?
Any what?
Obsessed gardeners. Carol, this is your topic. Can you pay attention for just a
A Breakthrough Session With Dr. Hortfreud: New Garden Beds
Are you ready, Carol?
Ready for what, Dr. Hortfreud?
Ready to make the biggest change of all in your garden. Look at the size of those new beds.
Those are big, aren’t they, Dr. Hortfreud? The garden designer laid them out on Monday and then I “short cut” them so I could see them better.
For the record, Carol, I do approve of the new garden beds but wonder what has happened to cause you to
Ready for what, Dr. Hortfreud?
Ready to make the biggest change of all in your garden. Look at the size of those new beds.
Those are big, aren’t they, Dr. Hortfreud? The garden designer laid them out on Monday and then I “short cut” them so I could see them better.
For the record, Carol, I do approve of the new garden beds but wonder what has happened to cause you to
My Clematis Phase
Clematis 'Pagoda'
My Dear Dr. Hortfreud,
And so I find that I am rather inexplicably entering into a Clematis phase in my evolution as a gardener.
Mother Nature, with help from some enabling nurseries like the nearby Soules Garden, has put me in the enviable position of having eight new Clematis plants to put out in my garden
Truly, I thought I was safe going to Soules Garden, at least when
Dr Hortfreud Encourages Us to Accept Mistakes
Good evening, Carol.
Hi Dr. Hortfreud.
Are you ready for our session, Carol?
Yes, I am.
Okay, tell me what you are feeling when you look at this half circle of peonies?
Well, Dr. Hortfreud, I feel "happy" All of the peonies are coming up nicely and have flower buds on them. Last fall when I dug them up and moved them here, the ground was so dry that I watered this spot for days to get it
Hi Dr. Hortfreud.
Are you ready for our session, Carol?
Yes, I am.
Okay, tell me what you are feeling when you look at this half circle of peonies?
Well, Dr. Hortfreud, I feel "happy" All of the peonies are coming up nicely and have flower buds on them. Last fall when I dug them up and moved them here, the ground was so dry that I watered this spot for days to get it
Dr. Hortfreud Returns For Spring Therapy Sessions
A spring session with Dr. Hortfreud.
Good evening, Carol. I figured you would show up this evening. You always do when it is nice outside like today. Are those seed packets you have in your hand?
Hi, Dr. Hortfreud. Yes, these are the lettuce seeds. I’m growing nine varieties this year.
Carol, that’s quite a lot. What happened?
Well, seed ordering happened, I guess. It seemed like everyone I
Good evening, Carol. I figured you would show up this evening. You always do when it is nice outside like today. Are those seed packets you have in your hand?
Hi, Dr. Hortfreud. Yes, these are the lettuce seeds. I’m growing nine varieties this year.
Carol, that’s quite a lot. What happened?
Well, seed ordering happened, I guess. It seemed like everyone I
Late Winter Session with Dr. Hortfreud
Overheard in a garden...
Carol, so good to see you in the garden today.
Well, Dr. Hortfreud, it's good to be in the garden today, even it is just to walk around and look at the bare ground.
It's nice that the snow has melted.
Yes, indeed, Dr. H. 62 degrees Fahrenheit can melt a lot of snow. And look, there's a crocus sprout.
I see that, Carol. Which reminds me that I wanted to ask you
Dr. Hortfreud Reveals Five Types of Garden Therapy
Working under a grant provided by iGROW (Institute for Gardenetics Research and Other Works*), Dr. Hortfreud recently published an important paper on the five primary types of garden therapy, as observed… well it doesn’t really matter where she observed these five types of garden therapy in action, does it?
We just need to know that through “extensive research”, Dr Hortfreud identified that
We just need to know that through “extensive research”, Dr Hortfreud identified that
The Crabapple Branch Gardener's Personality Test
Please look quickly at the picture below and write down your first thought.
Don't stare at it or study it or ponder it or pore over it.
Just look at it and think about what first comes to mind, then write that down.
A garden display at the Indiana Flower and Patio Show
All finished? Did you write down your answer?
Yes? Good.
Dr. Hortfreud will now analyze your answer and tell you what
Don't stare at it or study it or ponder it or pore over it.
Just look at it and think about what first comes to mind, then write that down.
A garden display at the Indiana Flower and Patio Show
All finished? Did you write down your answer?
Yes? Good.
Dr. Hortfreud will now analyze your answer and tell you what