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!
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 Emma Burbank, Museum Coordinator at “The Kate", the Katherine Hepburn [...]
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 discovered her artistic practice later in life, after raising two [...]
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 RESERVE: Japanese Garden, Residence FUN FACT: Autumn marks the beginning [...]
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 of the Navajo Nation and grew up in Montana, where [...]
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 twentieth anniversary Garden Party in August. Guests enjoyed the beauty [...]
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, College of Built Environments, University of Washington as part of [...]
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