Thank you for Sarah Kehoe’s thoughtful piece on Jerry Munro. As the article states, Jerry Munro left behind a legacy by helping to green the yards of homes throughout the region.

An additional legacy that Jerry Munro left behind is his Munro’s Nursery in Kenmore, a business started in 1927 that contains a plethora of plant species, including an eighty-foot native dogwood, apparently the largest specimen in King County.

One way to pay homage to Jerry’s Munro’s love of plants and the beautiful nursery he maintained would be for the city of Kenmore to buy the nursery property and turn it into a public park. Such a purchase would offer area residents a beautiful space that was cultivated with skill and joy.

As Kenmore’s landscape continues to be altered by development, saving the Munro’s Nursery property for all to enjoy would provide a tribute to Jerry Munro while addressing the importance of public parks for a growing region. As was done wit h Rhododendron Park, the city of Kenmore has an opportunity to honor its history while looking to its future by purchasing Munro’s Nursery and creating a park on the site.

Rob Sumner, Kenmore