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Tree Talk: The easy but ever-vigilant art of espalier

Up against the wall: That phrase usually carries a sense of anxiety or exhaustion with it. Not so in the horticultural world. What you are looking at in the photograph is an example of espalier. It is a fruiting pear, literally up against a wall — a brick wall.

Revisiting the Park: Opening day of boating season

Madison Park worked extremely well for the singles set in the ’60s and ’70s with its cheap rent, great shopping and the many beaches and parks. The best form of entertainment in the summertime was boating

Property Views: It’s win-or-lose in real estate so far this year

You’ve heard it all before. The pandemic upended everything, including residential real estate. It seemed like everyone needed more space. For those who could work from home, it meant buying without thinking about commute times or access to transit and was spurred by low interest rates. While that happened here in Seattle, it also played out across the country.

Wanted: Feet to fill big shoes

Volunteers needed to carry on late activist Gene Brandzel’s community projects

In his lifetime, longtime Madison Park resident Gene Brandzel was many things: a husband and family man, a lawyer, a friend.

Seattle man scaling Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro as part of campaign to raise awareness about kidney, organ donations

Bobby McLaughlin has had previous invitations to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, but something always led him to turn them down.

Tree Talk: More than a fern

Sword fern, polystichum munitum: It carpets the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest; it is one of the crown jewels of our native plant kingdom. While it is easy to grow and ubiquitous in our landscapes, natural and human made, it is beloved, giving the lie to the notion that familiarity breeds contempt.