From Our Backyard to Yours
Visit Bloedel Reserve from your own backyard…
Learn more about what is happening behind the scenes and around the gardens at Bloedel Reserve. Use the links below to explore from wherever you happen to be and be sure to check back regularly for new stories throughout the month.
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 showcasing the work of artists whose creative practices are deeply [...]
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, however, there were ducks, ducks, ducks galore–mostly widgeons but also [...]
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, Rhododendron Glen GARDEN USES: Woodland Garden, Border Plant FUN FACT: [...]
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 artist working at the intersection of art, design, and ecology. [...]
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 USES: Specimen Tree FUN FACT: This less common Rowan species [...]
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 Port Townsend, WA. As a healer and ritualist, she has been [...]
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