Bloedel Reserve Blog
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Latest Posts
Connections Across the Country
Connections Across the Country: Bloedel Reserve and Old Saybrook, CT --Written by Jane Carlin, Archives Volunteer Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting [...]
Birds, Plants and Place: Abbie Birmingham
For artist Abbie Birmingham, a love of plants, place, and the natural world comes together through paper and printmaking. A printmaker and book artist, Abbie [...]
October Plant of the Month
October 2026 LATIN NAME: Cercidiphyllum japonicum COMMON NAME: Katsura FAMILY: Cercidiphyllaceae TYPE: Deciduous Tree ORIGIN: China, Japan GARDEN USES: Fall Color, Sensory LOCATION AT THE [...]
Sept Creative Resident Sierra Pete
Sierra Pete, Multi-disciplinary Artist In residence, Sept. 25-Oct. 16 This September, Sierra Pete joins Bloedel Reserve as our Creative Resident. Sierra is an enrolled member [...]
20th Annual Garden Party
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 [...]
When the World Reveals Itself Again
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, [...]
One Year, 12 Books: Katy Gilmore’s Year at Bloedel Reserve
Blue & White & Summer VII After nearly 50 years in Alaska, artist Katy Gilmore is delighted to be living in the Pacific [...]
Scholar/Author/Naturalist: Barry Lopez and Bloedel Reserve
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 [...]
September Plant of the Month
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 [...]
Why We Burn the Pollinator Meadow
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 [...]
Aug Creative Resident Perri Howard
Perri Howard, Multi-disciplinary Artist In residence, Aug 17-Sept 7 This August, Perri Howard joins Bloedel Reserve as our Creative Resident. Perri Lynch Howard is a [...]
Painting the Shadows: Meet Community Creative Laura Olesen-Berge
Painting the Shadows: Meet Community Creative Laura Olesen-Berge For watercolor artist Laura Olesen-Berge, inspiration is everywhere at Bloedel Reserve—in the movement of light across a [...]