Jenny Hughes

Jenny Hughes, Editor for The Spruce

Jenny Hughes (she/her) joined Dotdash as an Editor for The Spruce in 2021. She became Senior Editor for The Spruce in spring 2023. She currently oversees gardening and home decor content, and works on the News program.

Highlights

  • 7+ years of digital content experience
  • Spent more than 3 years editing and growing a lifestyle site, leading it through a period of unprecedented growth
  • Pro at plants & DIY — you may catch her as a host on The Spruce's "One Thing" video series or doling out houseplant care tips on The Spruce's TikTok and Instagram accounts

Experience

Prior to working at The Spruce, Jenny was a content manager at Belvoir Media Group and the editor of Frenchly, a lifestyle website for people interested in all things France. While at Frenchly, she led the brand through a period of unprecedented growth in readership. Jenny has also worked as a content & SEO manager for small businesses across the U.S. and has had her writing published on The Daily Beast, MessyNessyChic, and more. Early in her career, she spent a year working part-time in a boutique craft store in Brooklyn, NY, honing her crafting and DIY skills. Jenny is currently a Senior Editor at The Spruce and MyDomaine.

In her role as Senior Editor, Jenny oversees the planning and creation of articles about gardening and home decor. She manages the Garden Review Board, a team of certified experts that reviews all gardening and plant content for accuracy. She's active on The Spruce News's team, covering home and garden trends, seasonal ideas, as well as product launches and reviews. You can find her on The Spruce's Instagram and TikTok accounts, going step-by-step through DIY projects, dishing out expert plant care tips, and dispelling common houseplant myths. With a background in audience growth, she works on a variety of projects to help The Spruce be a resource and inspiration for even more people.

Jenny has been quoted for her expertise in The Washington Post, AARP, and Greenhouse Grower, a gardening industry website.

In her spare time, Jenny obsesses over her 50+ houseplants, makes decor and lite reno upgrades to her apartment, and works on DIY and craft projects.

Read more about The Spruce's Editorial Policies and Standards.

Education

Jenny received a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College, a small liberal arts college in Maine. The college emphasized critical thinking and lifelong learning, and her studies focused primarily on French, education, and writing.

Expertise: Houseplants, Small Space Gardening, Home DIY, Small Space Living, Crafting (Macrame, Calligraphy, Sewing)
Education: Bowdoin College
Location: Stamford, CT
Title: Senior Editor

About The Spruce

The Spruce, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a new kind of home website offering practical, real-life tips and inspiration to help you create your best home. The Spruce reaches 32 million people each month. Learn more about us and our editorial process, and our commitment to ensuring we are providing you with the most trustworthy advice by certified experts for your home and garden.

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