One of the country’s most original and ambitious gardens.
The New York Times
One of North America’s 10 Best Botanical Gardens
USA Today, 2020
…being present in nature elevates and nurtures the human spirit, heals hearts and minds, and enriches our communities, and our world.
Virginia Bloedel
There is a magical quality to Bloedel Reserve, unlike any other place I’ve visited. I am once transformed, energized, inspired, relaxed, and released from daily cares to be completely present with my own soul and the wonders of nature.
Strolls for Well-Being Participant
We express deep gratitude towards the Suquamish People, People of the Clear Salt Water, for sustaining the land within which our healing landscapes thrive.
Discover a Garden in the Forest
Bloedel Reserve is a 140-acre wonder of nature, created by the imagination, vision, and passionate love of the natural world shared by our founders, Prentice and Virginia Bloedel. Working with the rugged geography of the land, they artfully transformed a rough-hewn Northwest forest into a harmonious series of curated gardens, structural features, and distinctive landscapes, with nature as canvas and paint.
Celebrate Fall with our Annual Squash Hunt
Experience the magic of autumn at Bloedel Reserve. Wander the trails surrounded by brilliant fall color as you join our Annual Squash Hunt, October 1-31. Pick up a map and search for decorative squash tucked throughout the gardens.
Young explorers can grab a Passport, a nature-themed rubbings booklet, from the Arrival Garden. With it in hand, kids can stop at squash displays along the way and create rubbings to complete their fall adventure.
Don’t miss the Sheep Sheds! Climb into the hay bales, pose for a fun photo on the tractor, and challenge friends to pumpkin tic-tac-toe or checkers.
Upcoming Events
Fall Strolls for Well-Being (SOLD OUT)
Writing Through the Seasons: Autumn
Fungi Walk & Cultivation Class (SOLD OUT)
Propagation from Cuttings Workshop (SOLD OUT)
Plein Air Painting with Nora Masters
Japanese Garden Tour with Bob Braid (SOLD OUT)
Covert Living: Fungi on Parade 10/21
Covert Living: Fungi on Parade 10/29
Mindfulness Meditation 10/15 (SOLD OUT)
Squash Hunt
Historical Pop-Up Display in the Residence
Experience the Music of Qingyi in the Residence
Mindfulness Meditation 11/5
Behind the Scenes with Jody Isaacson (Members Only)
Deepen Your Connection
Explore 140 incredible acres of gardens and wildlands, attend an upcoming family event, recharge through unique wellness offerings, or join an expert-led class to learn about PNW horticulture, garden design, botany and more.
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Land Acknowledgement
The history of the land on which Bloedel Reserve sits extends back much farther than the Bloedels. We acknowledge the history of this land.
We express deep gratitude towards the Suquamish People, People of the Clear Salt Water, for sustaining the land within which our healing landscapes thrive. Those entrusted with caring for Bloedel Reserve acknowledge that the sacred ancestral territory on which the Reserve resides flourishes because of the stewardship, since time immemorial, by the Suquamish people. We will honor and respect their legacy by nurturing this land and the waterways of the Central Salish Sea for present and future generations.
dibəł čəł ti Bloedel Reserve.
We are the Bloedel Reserve.
ʔugʷiitubułəd čəł ʔugʷabitubuł.
We invite you to join us.
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