Daily Find
In late January 2000, Pacific Northwest magazine profiled
lifelong Georgetown resident Jon Dove, that year's grand-prize winner
of the Arboretum Foundation's Pacific Northwest Garden contest. The
garden of his towering 1905 home was resplendent with lush foliage,
prolific roses and an onion-dome-shaped privet. Now Dove and more than 20 of his neighbors are busily sprucing up their gardens for the 13th annual Georgetown Art and Garden Walk, which takes place Sunday, July 13.
By Alison Brownrigg | July 8, 2008
Short Trips
The thousands of lights are mesmerizing. Poinsettias -- a holiday plant standard worldwide -- are displayed by the hundreds in heated confines behind well-lit windows for visitor enjoyment. Carolers fill the chilled evening air with familiar holiday songs. Fresh evergreen garlands line all the walkways, dressed up with colored, twinkling lights. Lots of smiling faces brighten up the scene even more.
By Jeff Larsen | December 15, 2005
When summer finally arrives in the Northwest, the place to be is outdoors, soaking in the verdant beauty that sustains us through our long, gray winters.
Some of the most rejuvenating scenery lies a ferry ride west of Seattle, on Bainbridge Island and nearby Kingston, where a series of magnificent gardens will lower your blood pressure and elevate your spirits.
By Cecelia Goodnow | June 30, 2005
The outing: If 702 acres of in-city wilderness doesn't excite your Northwest genes, nothing will. If you've never visited Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, home to these 702 acres, then it's time to excite your genes.
By Terry Tazioli | June 23, 2005
Location: SeaTac.
Length: Garden trails connect to miles of abandoned roads.
Level of difficulty: Gently rolling, bark/gravel garden paths.
By Cathy McDonald | June 16, 2005
So what do you do in a winter when parts of Massachusetts get more snow in one storm than the total skimpy snowpack at Stevens Pass?
If you've lived around Puget Sound long enough to know how to pronounce "Sequim," you know that skiing is our winter safety valve. It's our ticket out of the seasonal mildew of Seattle at sea level. Without skiing between November and April, our attitude sours and we get all damp and unpleasant, like liquefying lettuce left too long in the fridge.
By Brian J. Cantwell | January 27, 2005
Short Trips
J Pod just happened to be "home" that day as our guide and water taxi driver, Brad Armstrong, steered his 28-foot Eagle Craft boat into the calm waters off Pender Island in the southern Gulf Islands.
A half-dozen whale-watching excursion boats -- and one University of Washington research boat -- crisscrossed the bay to try to get the best vantage point to watch the 26-member pod of orca whales fraternize and feed.
By Jeff Larsen | July 29, 2004
Hike of the Week
It will take several visits to sample Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, a savory spring destination for hikers with a generous chunk of old-growth forest and a sense of wilderness that defies logic. You might find yourself asking -- how could a park in the middle of a city feel so wild?
This is one of the largest city parks in the country at 696 acres, with seven miles of hiking and biking trails, a zoo and aquarium, gardens, beach, museums and historical displays.
By Karen Sykes | March 4, 2004
Hike of the Week
The bloom is just beginning at lower elevations in the mountains, but you don't need to go far to enjoy flowers. The Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle has so many plants blossoming it will make you dizzy.
The 230-acre park, created in 1934 and jointly managed by the University of Washington and the City of Seattle with support from the Arboretum Foundation, is a great place right now for a stroll.
By Karen Sykes | April 10, 2003
Tulips are beginning to bloom and the daffodil fields are in full bloom as the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival continues throughout April. Sites and events include:
Roozengaarde three-acre display garden, gift shop, bulbs and fresh flowers, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily or later, weather permitting, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon (866-488-5477 or www.tulips.com);
April 3, 2003
