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.
Join Us for Summer Solstice
Join us at the Residence on June 27th from 2 – 7 PM for a relaxed, vibrant, community-focused afternoon, amplified by a blend of music, nature, and family-friendly elements.
Bring your family and stroll the gardens, enjoy local food vendors and live music by Rosewood Bridge, visit animals from West Sound Wildlife Shelter, make a lavender sachet, try your hand at making a Botanicartoon, make your own whimsical flower crown, and more.
Upcoming Events
Botanicartoons with Donna Letterese
Capture the Feeling – Level 2 Phone Photography
Follow the Sun: Forest Bathing 6/20 (SOLD OUT)
Fabulous Ferns: John Van den Meerendonk (SOLD OUT)
Mindfulness Meditation 6/24 (SOLD OUT)
Follow the Sun: Forest Bathing 6/21 (SOLD OUT)
Summer Strolls for Well-Being
July Welcome Wednesday
Down & Dirty: Managing Green Waste
Watercolor: Painting Flowery Forms
Creative Phone Photography
July Sketch Walk with Virginia Hein
Varieties and Traits of Hydrangeas
Summer Solstice Celebration
Mindfulness Meditation 7/1 (SOLD OUT)
Memory Loss: Music and Memory in the Garden
August Welcome Wednesday
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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