The Garden Of Words
Web marketing for Horticulture by Horticulturists
"I uh have a message saying 'Please call your parents.'" REALLY NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR AT THE AIRPORT 971 MILES FROM HOME. This was (thinks back to my halloween costume when I dressed up as Tigress Woods - before Tiger's, uh, life situations came to life and back when I was still a …
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But I'm definitely not suffering from an over-abundance of leisure time. Recent events (Here's an example: New York Times Headline on Monday: Alarmed by A.I. Chatbots, Universities Start Revamping How They Teach) caused me to remember that odd conversation with …
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I DON'T KNOW, DAD. I GUESS SO BUT THEN HERE'S THE THING AFTER YOU PAY THE MONEY AND THEN YOU GET AN APPOINTMENT YOU HAVE TO CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULE AND WE WORK FULL TIME AND THEN THERE ARE THE DOGS. AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND LAST WEEK I JUST HAD A FLAT TIRE AND …
"I might pack my desk." It was December 10, 2007. I was the Assistant Director at a public garden in Wilmington, NC, a position accepted after earning a BS in Public Horticulture from Purdue University and an MS in Public Garden Management with a Museum Studies Certificate, and a focus on …
Got a big project coming up? Maybe it's an email campaign, an important newsletter, a webinar, a presentation. Anything you're creating that is delivered to an audience. Our tip: Start at the finish line and work backwards. That may sound counterintuitive, but it's actually pretty genius. We …
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No, really. I wanted to do a deep dive into a company that supplies canned water that looks like a tallboy (tall beer) to Live Nation concert venues so that everyone in attendance can carry around a ridiculously big, vaguely hipstery looking drink. I wanted to talk about their …
The third time I received the invite, I immediately declined. But let's back up. About a year prior, I showed up to my friend's house with an appetizer and some seltzer for a "girls' night." I was so delighted to get the invite because I hadn't seen (let's call her) 'Sally' for …
"May I add cilantro?" "Yes, that will be your fourth topping." "Ok but what about sour cream?" "That would be extra." "Gotcha." (I had read the rules.) "Would you like a drink?" "Yes!" (I had, after all, read the rules.) The Rules: "That will be $27.99." "I'm …
It was pouring rain and my dad and I were waiting for mom to come out of the grocery. I must have been about 10. He was shaking with laughter. This was on the radio: "Who is on first" "WHY ARE YOU ASKIN' ME?" "Who is on first, Lou." "WHAT'S ON SECOND." "That's what I …
Kevin Coffey, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and his team have spent years of their lives listening to mice and rat squeaks to investigate disorders of the nervous system" Whatever your job is, it isn't that. …
