Bloedel Reserve Blog
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Latest Posts
February Plant of the Month
February 2025 LATIN NAME: Corylus cornuta COMMON NAME: Beaked Hazel FAMILY: Betulaceae TYPE: Deciduous shrub ORIGIN: North America LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Bird Marsh, Boardwalk Trail [...]
February Creative Resident Marshall Woodward
Marshall Woodward, Poet In residence, February 2-23, 2025 About the Artist Marshall Woodward is pursuing his MFA at the University of Houston where he is [...]
Nature and the Book: 2025
Nature and the Book: 2025 Sponsored by Puget Sound Book Artists Bloedel Reserve is pleased to present "Nature and the Book: 2025", a compelling exhibition [...]
Winter Wildlife at the Reserve
Stillness cloaks the Reserve and the resident human population struggles to stay warm during this frosty season. In the Buxton Bird Marsh & Pollinator Meadow, [...]
January Plant of the Month
January 2025 LATIN NAME: Sarcococca sp. COMMON NAME: Sweet box FAMILY: Buxaceae TYPE: Evergreen shrub ORIGIN: Southeast Asia LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Arrival Garden, Camellia Trail, [...]
January Creative Resident David Buckley Borden
David Buckley Borden, Interdisciplinary Designer & Artist In residence, December 30, 2024-January 20, 2025 About the Artist David Buckley Borden is an interdisciplinary designer and [...]
December Plant of the Month
December 2024 LATIN NAME: Sorbus zahlbruckneri syn Micromeles zahlbruckneri FAMILY: Rosaceae TYPE: Deciduous Tree ORIGIN: Korea and S. China LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Arboretum GARDEN [...]
December Creative Resident Lisbeth White
Lisbeth White, Writer In residence, December 2-22, 2024 About the Author Lisbeth White is an eco-abolitionist writer and ritualist living on S’klallam and Chimacum lands near [...]
Warm up this Winter at Bloedel Reserve
Join us in December for Solstice Walks Find companionship with yourself and others in the gardens this season. During the month of December, the Residence [...]
November Plant of the Month
November 2024 LATIN NAME: Chrysanthemum ‘Snow Dome’ COMMON NAME: Snow Dome Chrysanthemum FAMILY: Asteraceae TYPE: Herbaceous Perennial ORIGIN: East Asia LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Arrival [...]
November In the Gardens
Seasonal Interest As the leaves drop from the trees, the gardens reveal themselves to the studied gaze. Embark on your journey with a keen eye [...]
Volunteer Voices
Jane Carlin June 2024 A “Bloedel-like” experience in England One of my favorite activities at Bloedel Reserve is learning about how Prentice and [...]