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.

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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.

Plan Your Visit

Join us at The Summer Social

Pack a picnic blanket, grab a bite from our vendors, immerse yourself in art, and settle in for a summer celebration!

Whether you come for the art, the music, or just to savor a late-summer day surrounded by nature, The Summer Social is a celebration of connection, creativity, and community. Join us for a fun-filled, relaxing sunny afternoon of food, art and games!

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Upcoming Events

Orchid Trail

Fall Strolls for Well-Being Program

Writing Through the Seasons: Autumn

Writing Through the Seasons: Winter

Exhibit: 10 Years of Creative Residencies

Mindfulness Meditation 8/20 (SOLD OUT)

Mindfulness Meditation 9/3

The Summer Social

Art of the Arrival Garden

Follow the Sun: Forest Bathing

Picture Perfect Phone Photography

Plein Air Painting: Robin Weiss

Rare and Endangered Woody Plants Tour

Mindfulness Meditation 9/17

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Read Our Blog

  • The Tower of London

    What Do the Boy Scouts of Canada, the Tower of London, and Prentice Bloedel Have in Common? After reading the below blog, be sure to check out these letters and [...]

  • Igniting Our Senses

    Igniting Our Senses: Connecting Nature, Well-Being, and Community Bloedel Reserve is continuing to examine and explore ways in which nature can support and enliven the spirit and enhance well-being for [...]

  • The Evolution of Bloedel’s Buxton Bird Marsh & Pollinator Meadow

    The Evolution of Bloedel’s Buxton Bird Marsh & Pollinator Meadow Buxton Bird Marsh Tucked into the southern portion of Bloedel Reserve, the Buxton Bird Marsh and Pollinator Meadow [...]

  • Blowing Through the Ivy

    Blowing Through the Ivy at Bloedel Reserve What makes Weed Warriors happy? Pulling ivy roots from soft duff in the forest! Weed Warriors have volunteered at Bloedel Reserve on several [...]

  • August Plant of the Month

    August 2025 LATIN NAME: Wolffia spp. COMMON NAME: Watermeal FAMILY: Araceae TYPE: Aquatic Plant LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Ponds GARDEN USES: Aquatic Garden, Compost Amendment FUN FACT: Wolffia spp., also called watermeal, can be [...]

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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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