COVER STORY WRITTEN BY RICHARD SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHED BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER
ON THE COVER: At the Human Interface Technology Lab, research psychologist Hunter Hoffman uses the "tactile stimulation" of a fake fuzzy spider to make "SpiderWorld" more real in helping people such as Veronica Kapa overcome their phobias.

PLANT LIFE A Profusion Of Possibilities New plants are waiting in the wings to satisfy our annual and perennial urges. NORTHWEST LIVING Intimate, Intense, Individual Bringing an overgrown garden back from shade and decay in Seattle's North End.

TASTE The Andrew Will Way A Vashon winery celebrates vineyards of distinction. NOW & THEN The Cliff Hanger

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