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!
February Plant of the Month
February 2025 LATIN NAME: Corylus cornuta COMMON NAME: Beaked Hazel FAMILY: Betulaceae TYPE: Deciduous shrub ORIGIN: North America LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Bird Marsh, Boardwalk Trail GARDEN USES: Native Garden FUN FACT: Covered in drooping catkins, [...]
February Creative Resident Marshall Woodward
Marshall Woodward, Poet In residence, February 2-23, 2025 About the Artist Marshall Woodward is pursuing his MFA at the University of Houston where he is an Inprint Fellow and an assistant poetry editor for Gulf [...]
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. [...]
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