From Our Backyard to Yours

January 2026 LATIN NAME: Grevillea miqueliana COMMON NAME: Round-leaf Grevillea FAMILY: Proteaceae TYPE: Evergreen Shrub LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Road above the Rhododendron Glen ORIGIN: Australia GARDEN USES: Hedge/Border or specimen plant FUN FACT: Native [...]

Alexa Luborsky, Writer and Multi-Media Artist In residence, January 5-26 This January, Bloedel Reserve welcomes writer and multimedia artist Alexa Luborsky. Of Western Armenian and Eastern European Jewish descent, Luborsky’s work is rooted in lineage, [...]

Two years ago, Maia learned she could volunteer to care for the moss after taking a class on moss identification from Darren, our Gardens West Manager. Shortly after, she chose to spend every Wednesday in [...]

Mentoring the Next Generation of Landscape Architects From the very beginning, Prentice Bloedel worked hand in hand with visionary landscape architects to shape the Reserve into a place where art, nature, and design coexist in [...]

Holly has long been associated with winter, with its glossy leaves and bright berries offering color, structure, and symbolism during the darkest months of the year. At Bloedel Reserve, several species and cultivars bring this [...]

December 2025 LATIN NAME: Berberis x media ‘Charity’ (Syn. Mahonia) COMMON NAME: Hybrid Oregon Grape FAMILY: Berberidaceae TYPE: Evergreen Shrub LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Residence ORIGIN: N. Ireland Nursery GARDEN USES: Focal point, hedge, foundation plant [...]