From Our Backyard to Yours

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 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: [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Join us in December for Solstice Walks Find companionship with yourself and others in the gardens this season. During the month of December, the Residence and Arrival Garden will be decorated with festive holiday décor [...]