From Our Backyard to Yours
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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!
April Creative Resident Garrett Nelli
Garrett Nelli, Architect, Researcher, and Maker In residence, April 3-23 Bloedel Reserve is thrilled to welcome Garrett Nelli as a Creative Resident in April. Garrett is an architect, researcher, and maker with over a decade [...]
The Library of Prentice Bloedel
A Room of Ideas, Curiosity, and Care As a librarian, it’s no surprise that one of my favorite spaces in the Residence is the library. Bathed in natural light and offering a magnificent view of [...]
Bob Braid: Decades of Stewardship at Bloedel Reserve
Bob Braid: Decades of Stewardship at Bloedel Reserve On a cold, rain-soaked January morning, Kyle Mahoney and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bob Braid, Senior Horticulturist and longtime Caretaker of the Bloedel [...]
March Creative Resident Emily Nemens
Emily Nemens, Writer, Editor, Illustrator, & Educator In residence, March 6-26 Bloedel Reserve is thrilled to welcome Emily Nemens as a Creative Resident. Writers often speak of finding their voice. For Emily Nemens, voice has [...]
March Plant of the Month
March 2026 LATIN NAME: Edgeworthia chrysantha COMMON NAME: Paperbush FAMILY: Thymelaeaceae TYPE: Deciduous shrub LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Rhododendron Glen ORIGIN: China GARDEN USES: Woodland Garden FUN FACT: Covered in umbelliferous clusters of small, tubular yellow [...]
Mary Elizabeth Banning: A Pioneer of Mycology, Art, and Quiet Curiosity
This February, we celebrate the life of Mary Elizabeth Banning (1822–1903), a self-taught mycologist and botanical illustrator whose devotion to the often-overlooked kingdom of fungi echoes the Reserve’s own ethos: to honor all forms of [...]
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