From Our Backyard to Yours

Bloedel Reserve's 20th Annual Garden Party --Written by Evan Meyer, President and CEO We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of community support during our twentieth anniversary Garden Party in August. Guests enjoyed the beauty [...]

When the World Reveals Itself Again: A Researcher's Year of Walking (and Walking With) at Bloedel Reserve Guest post by Hongfei (Fei) Li, PhD Candidate, College of Built Environments, University of Washington as part of [...]

Blue & White & Summer VII After nearly 50 years in Alaska, artist Katy Gilmore is delighted to be living in the Pacific Northwest, with year-round access to a green world. Her work—including [...]

Scholar/Author/Naturalist: Barry Lopez and Bloedel Reserve --Written by Jane Carlin, Archives Volunteer From its beginnings, Bloedel Reserve has been committed to creating and maintaining a place where people can experience and appreciate the natural world. [...]

September 2026 LATIN NAME: Aconitum hemsleyanum COMMON NAME: Monk’s Hood, Wolfsbane FAMILY: Ranunculaceae TYPE: Herbaceous perennial ORIGIN: Central and western China GARDEN USES: Woodland Garden LOCATION AT THE RESERVE: Residence & Rhododendron Glen FUN FACT: Monk’s [...]

Why We Burn the Meadow Visitors may notice that part of the landscape in the Buxton Pollinator Meadow looks a little different this month. On August 17, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department, working in partnership [...]