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!
Mission and Vision Statements
Despite their brevity, drafting mission and vision statements is a challenging task. Boiling down decades of history and plans for the future - along with the DNA of an organization - into succinct statements requires [...]
April Creative Resident Megan Karson
Megan Karson, Tintype Photographer In residence, April 25-May 15, 2025 About the Artist Megan Karson joins us as April's Creative Resident. Megan is focused on preservation, storytelling, and connection. Through working with nearly 200-year-old photographic [...]
April Plant of the Month
April 2025 LATIN NAME: Rhododendron sutchuenense var geraldii COMMON NAME: Szechwan Rhododendron FAMILY: Ericaceae TYPE: Evergreen shrub or tree ORIGIN: W. China LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Rhododendron Glen GARDEN USES: Woodland Garden FUN FACT: This [...]
English Holly: Friend or Foe?
English Holly, Ilex aquifolium, (a.k.a. Feral Holly or Common Holly) is a non-native understory tree commonly associated with the holidays for its bright red berries and glossy, prickly, dark green leaves. Most people are [...]
Spring Garden Tasks
Spring is just a couple weeks away and it is time to get our gardens ready. Here is a list of things you can do to help prepare: Pruning: Now is a great time to [...]
Amphibian Monitoring at the Reserve
In the summer of 2022, I met Paula Mackay, freelance journalist and carnivore ecologist with the Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ). She wrote an elegant article in Tideland magazine (Rewilding Bloedel: Cultivating Pollinators and Other Native [...]
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