From Our Backyard to Yours
Dig deeper behind the scenes at Bloedel Reserve
Learn more about our ongoing work, special projects, historical interest and the ever-changing botanical abundance of the Pacific Northwest. Our blog is updated regularly, so check back often!
June Creative Resident Aditi Kini
Aditi Kini, Writer In residence, June 16-July 6, 2025 About the Artist Aditi Kini joins us as a Creative Resident in mid-June. Aditi writes prose, scripts, and other text objects from an office with butterscotch [...]
2025 City Nature Challenge Results
At our Earth Day Celebration on April 27th, Bloedel Reserve made its debut in the City Nature Challenge, an annual, global, community science competition to document urban biodiversity. Kitsap County placed 146th worldwide with 3,792 [...]
Irrigation at Bloedel: A Look Behind the Scenes
As summer approaches and the soil begins to dry out, the horticulture team at Bloedel Reserve is preparing for another busy irrigation season. Visitors may notice more sprinklers running throughout the gardens, a sign of [...]
June Plant of the Month
June 2025 LATIN NAME: Gunnera manicata COMMON NAME: Giant Rhubarb FAMILY: Gunneraceae TYPE: Herbaceous perennial ORIGIN: Columbia, Southern Brazil LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Mid-Pond GARDEN USES: Rain Garden, Pond Edge FUN FACT: With stalks soaring up [...]
May Creative Resident Laura Villareal
Laura Villareal, Poet & Book Critic In residence, May 21-June 10, 2025 About the Artist Poet & Book Critic Laura Villareal joins us as May's Creative Resident. Laura's debut poetry collection, Girl’s Guide to Leaving [...]
May Plant of the Month
May 2025 LATIN NAME: Podophyllum sp COMMON NAME: Mayapple FAMILY: Berberidaceae TYPE: Herbaceous perennial ORIGIN: Afghanistan to China; Southeast Canada to the Central and Eastern US LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Arrival Garden and Rhododendron Glen GARDEN [...]
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