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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!
July Creative Resident Chase Williamson
Chase Williamson, Painter In residence, July 10-July 30, 2025 About the Artist Chase Williamson joins us as July's Creative Resident. Chase is a painter and MFA candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Born and [...]
July Plant of the Month
July 2025 LATIN NAME: Pyrola aphylla COMMON NAME: Leafless Wintergreen FAMILY: Ericaceae TYPE: Saprophytic Perennial ORIGIN: Western North America LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Orchid Woods GARDEN USES: Not typical FUN FACT: The species name of [...]
9 Native Plants We Love For Pollinators
Nine Plants We Love for Pollinators Our Pollinator Meadow is designed with a clear goal in mind: to establish a highly diverse community of flowering herbs and native grasses that deliver nectar- and pollen-rich blooms [...]
Rooted in Creativity: 10 Years of Bloedel Reserve’s Creative Residency Program
The most ingenious innovations may be inspired by the whispers of the wind, the complexity and strength of a spider's web, the magnetic alignment of a termite mound, or the resilience of a towering gum [...]
In the Shade of Giants
In the Shade of Giants: Rediscovering David Douglas and the Roots of Botanical Exploration A few months ago, I was at a breakfast meeting with one of our Trustee’s, when he asked me to share [...]
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 [...]
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