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!
The Rhythm of Blooms: Tending Bloedel’s Cut Flower Garden
The Rhythm of Blooms: Tending Bloedel’s Cut Flower Garden Bloedel’s cut flower garden is a 2,500 sq. ft. garden located outside the main guest grounds near our maintenance shop. Some of our staff remember building [...]
Rare Sightings of Great Horned Owls at Bloedel Reserve
Rare Sightings of Great Horned Owls at Bloedel Reserve If you love birdwatching at Bloedel Reserve, this is an exciting time. Great Horned Owls are not seen here very often, so when they do make [...]
Burning for Renewal: Fire, Partnerships, and Pollinator Habitat
Before burn On the afternoon of Monday, August 25th the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) successfully implemented a prescribed burn in the Buxton Pollinator Meadow at Bloedel Reserve. Across a1 ¼ acre area, [...]
September Plant of the Month
September 2025 LATIN NAME: Cyclamen hederifolium COMMON NAME: Ivy-leaved cyclamen FAMILY: Primulaceae TYPE: Tuberous perennial LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Rhododendron Glen ORIGIN: Mediterranean region GARDEN USES: Not typical FUN FACT: The ivy-leaved cyclamen grows leaves, [...]
August Creative Resident Esther Quansah
Esther Quansah, Musician & Multidisciplinary Artist In residence, August 20th to September 9th About the Artist Esther Quansah joins us as August’s Creative Resident. Based in New York City, Esther is a composer, producer, and performer [...]
The Tower of London
What Do the Boy Scouts of Canada, the Tower of London, and Prentice Bloedel Have in Common? After reading the below blog, be sure to check out these letters and historical documentation! It’s impossible to [...]
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