Tibute Giving

Tribute Gifts

Celebrate, honor, or remember loved ones at Bloedel Reserve with a tribute gift!

Sow a Seed

Your gift of $500+ helps to plant bulbs at Bloedel Reserve.

Sow a Seed

Sow a seed in Bloedel Reserve’s living collection as your love, memory, or hope takes root. A donation of $500+ enables you to support the annual bulb planting.

Seed gifts are recognized with:
• Notification to honorees of your choice
• A custom page in the Reserve’s digital Tribute book, available online
• A receipt for your tax-deductible donation

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Bestow a Season

Your gift of $2,500+ bestows the garden area of your choice as tribute for three months.

Bestow a Season

Bestow a season of springtime blooms in the Rhododendron Glen, or autumn mornings as golden as the Midpond willow. To honor your loved one, celebrate a milestone, or heal a loss, set aside a landscape of your choice at Bloedel Reserve for one full season.

Season gifts are recognized with:
• Custom signage in your preferred garden area for 3 months.
• Complimentary admission during the season for up to 8 guests per visit
• At season’s end, the sign will be yours to keep
• All tributes include notification to honorees of your choice, as well as a custom page permanently added to Bloedel Reserve’s handmade Tribute Book, available in the Residence and online.

Devote a Year

Your gift of $5,000+ devotes the garden area of your choice as tribute for an entire year.

Devote a Year

Devote a year of Bloedel Reserve as living tribute to what means most. Let nature move with you through life’s changes. From first sprouts to last leaf-fall, give a gift that grows.

Year-long gifts are recognized with:
• Custom signage in your preferred garden area for 12 months
• Complimentary admission during the year for up to 8 guests per visit
• At year’s end, the sign will be yours to keep
• All tributes include notification to honorees of your choice, as well as a custom page permanently added to Bloedel Reserve’s handmade Tribute Book, available in the Residence and online.

Dedicate a Bench

Your gift of $10,000+ dedicates a bench at Bloedel Reserve as tribute.

Dedicate a Bench

Dedicate a bench at Bloedel Reserve amid the healing wonder of nature, and honor that which endures. Make a place to sit with memories or loved ones, to recollect the past, enjoy the present, and hope for the future.

Bench dedications are recognized with:
• Bench placement at a location mutually agreed-upon by Bloedel Reserve and the donor
• A private placement celebration to be held when the bench is installed
• Bench design is selected by the Horticulture Team
• Bench affiliations are recognized digitally and in print in Bloedel’s Tribute Book.
• Bench maintenance and primary hardscape are included with your gift, with dedication to last the lifetime of the bench (approximately ten years).
• All tributes include notification to honorees of your choice, as well as a custom page permanently added to Bloedel Reserve’s handmade Tribute Book, available in the Residence and online.

All tribute pages and signage have specific word counts and design elements to ensure your tribute harmonizes with the aesthetic of Bloedel Reserve and enhances future visitors’ experience. Donors will work directly with the Development Team in the process of tribute gift fulfillment.

For more information, or to set up a memorial fund where multiple people can donate, contact the Development Team at 206-842-7631 x30 or by email.

Tribute gifts are tax deductible as allowable by law.

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