From Our Backyard to Yours

Posted: 03/26/21
WHAT WE’RE READING…

Just after we sent out last week’s E-Newsletter, The New York Times published “Greet Spring with a Visit to a Public Garden,” a wonderful compendium of eight gardens located all across the United States that offer visitors unique horticultural experiences and are worth a special trip this spring. Bloedel Reserve was lucky enough to be one of the eight chosen for the article. Our thanks to writer Cameron Walker who beautifully captured what the Reserve is all about. (Hint: Bloedel Reserve is final garden described in the article, accompanied by a photo of the Moss Garden.) You can read the article here.

Posted: 03/26/21
A Spring Bouquet

A wide variety of flowers, trees and shrubs will be coming into bloom over the next several months at Bloedel Reserve. Here are two of those spring stunners. You know what to do! Solve the puzzle. Then book your tickets for your next visit.

Posted: 03/26/21
CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION

Watch What Happens

Our Creative Residents have been extremely busy this month and, happily, much of what they have been up to has been captured on video.  On March 20th, Creative Resident and Suquamish Elder Ed Carriere demonstrated the cedar-splitting techniques that are fundamental to the baskets he makes. The virtual workshop was held at Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) and captured on video. Watch Ed’s demonstration here.

Creative Fellow and painter Kimberly Trowbridge was just interviewed by Nancy Guppy for her program Art Zone, which is broadcast on the Seattle Channel. You can watch the Trowbridge interview here. Or see the entire program here.

Posted: 03/20/21
HORTICULTURE & DESIGN

March in the Garden

In addition to our popular Plant of the Month picks, many of you have asked for a quick reference guide to what’s blooming at the Reserve each month.

We heard you! We’re launching a new monthly guide to the blooming plants and changes in the foliage on the grounds, starting with March in the Garden. Download the guide before your next visit and see how many of these spring bloomers you can spot.

And Speaking of Blooms…

Here’s a puzzle that will blossom before your eyes… when you solve it, that is.

Posted: 03/20/21
CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION

Ed Carriere: Field Notes

During his March Bloedel residency, Suquamish elder and master basketmaker Ed Carriere has been generously sharing his time and talents with the public through a number of workshops and artist talks.

Visit Ed Carriere: Field Notes to read more about his activities this month. You’ll also find links to new articles about Ed’s work, including a link to a video of his weaving techniques.

Posted: 03/20/21
A Video Walk with Kimberly Trowbridge

Posted: 03/12/21
CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION

Artists in Conversation:
Ed Carriere, Basketmaker & Dan Friday, Glassmaker
Sunday, March 14, 1 PM
Live stream on FBLive

March Creative Resident Ed Carriere, Suquamish elder and master basketmaker, and Dan Friday, Lummi Nation master glassmaker, will discuss their art and the creative processes they employ this coming Sunday, March 14th, at 1 pm at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts.

The in-person seating for the talk is already sold out. But you can join the conversation in real time by live-streaming it on FBLive. An exhibition of Ed and Dan’s work will be on view at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, 115 Winslow Way East, now through March 28th.

NEW! Walking Map from Kimberly Trowbridge

Creative Fellow Kimberly Trowbridge currently has an exhibition of paintings on view at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. Kimberly Trowbridge: Into the Garden will be on view through May 30th. Here is a new downloadable map showing the locations around the Reserve that inspired the paintings on view. Enjoy this special self-guided walking tour on your next visit. And be sure to stop by BIMA to see the paintings themselves.

Posted: 03/12/21
PUZZLE ME THIS!

Here’s something just for fun. Use your best jigsaw puzzle skills to reassemble this view of Bloedel Reserve.

Posted: 03/05/21
WHAT WE’RE READING …

March is officially Women’s History Month. In honor of the occasion, Bloedel Reserve President & CEO Ed Moydell has written an essay about influential women in the field of horticulture and public garden design. He also touches on his own personal journey into the field, beginning with memories of garden time spent with his grandmother.  You can read it here.

And Bloedel Reserve is in the press again this month. NW Travel & Life Magazine has featured the Reserve in its March/April issue. Click here to read the article. Thanks to articles like this one, we hope to welcome lots of new visitors to the Reserve this spring.

Posted: 03/05/21
CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION
Scent Tours

Internationally renowned, award winning composer Mary Ellen Childs spent most of February in residence at the Reserve. In addition to taking photos and videos of the epic Valentine’s weekend snowfall, she let her nose lead her on explorations of the grounds. Here she discusses the impact of scent on how we experience the world and describes the “Scent Tour” she took with Grounds and Horticulture staff member, Sean Peterson.

Posted: 03/05/21
HORTICULTURE & DESIGN
Plant of the Month: Flowering Plum

Even before the cherry trees come into full bloom, there are beautiful blooms to see on the Flowering Plum trees in the Japanese Garden. Sean Peterson has picked this early harbinger of spring as the March Plant of the Month. Learn more about it here.

Posted: 03/05/21

CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP:
Surprise Discovery!

Last month, Darren Strenge described the various amphibians that make their homes at Bloedel Reserve. He is delighted to report he has another one to add to the list: the Northern Red-Legged Frog. Read more about this inhabitant of the grounds here.

Posted: 03/05/21
JUST FOR FUN …

Do you recognize this image? We’ll give you one hint. It’s a location at Bloedel Reserve. Click here to put your best puzzling solving skills to use to see this view. Then book a ticket and come to see it in person.