From Our Backyard to Yours
October 2021 — Your “virtual visit” to Bloedel Reserve
Want to learn more about what is happening behind the scenes and around the grounds at Bloedel Reserve? Use the links below to explore Bloedel Reserve from wherever you happen to be. And be sure to check back regularly for new stories throughout the month.
Posted: 10/02/2021
Super Squash Scavenger Hunt Is Here!
This all-ages activity is a fall tradition at Bloedel Reserve. Each year, the Horticultural team cultivates hundreds of pumpkins and squash that are then used to decorate the trails and paths around the Reserve.
Pick up a special Squash Hunt map at the start of the trail to see how many different varieties you can identify. The Super Squash Scavenger Hunt is free with regular admission to the grounds. But advance tickets are required. To read more about it, click here. To book your October tickets, click here.
Posted: 10/02/2021
HORTICULTURE & DESIGN
What’s Blooming in October
Fall leaves aren’t the only things to see at Bloedel Reserve this month. Download this Garden Guide to see what other colorful plants are showing off in October.
Posted: 10/02/2021
HORTICULTURE & DESIGN
The Plant of the Month: Katsura Tree
Find out why the October plant pick — the Katsura — is sometimes called the “cotton candy” tree. Horticulture team member Sean Petersen provides the answers here. To see all of the 2021 plant picks, click here.
Posted: 10/02/2021
CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION
Welcome to October Creative Resident Roshni Robert
Roshni is a painter, water colorist and floral artist who is interested in connecting her heritage, her art, and her floral practice through the study and interpretation of Mughal paintings of 16th and 17th century India. She is planning an interactive, outdoor floral installation located past the sheep sheds on the Reserve the weekend of October 16 and 17.
Come experience Roshini’s work this Saturday 10:30 AM-12:30 PM and Sunday 12:30-2:30 PM. You can read more about Roshni Robert here.
Posted: 10/02/2021
CREATIVITY & INSPIRATION
Catherine Alice Michaelis Opens Exhibition at BIMA
Congratulations to Catherine Alice Michaelis whose exhibition Catherine Alice Michaelis: Root Bound opened at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art this weekend.
Catherine Alice was our Creative Resident in May. You can read more about the artist here. And you can get exhibition details here.
Posted: 10/02/2021
PUZZLE ME THIS!
As autumn unfolds, the colors at the Reserve become ever more vibrant. Here’s one particularly striking group of trees and shrubs in their fall finery
Posted: 10/02/21
BEST OF KITSAP VOTING IS NOW OPEN
Cast Your Votes for Bloedel Reserve
Thanks to your votes, Bloedel Reserve won Best Tourist Attraction and Best Wedding Venue, in the Best of Bainbridge Island 2021 contest earlier this year. Now, we are in the running in those same categories for Best of Kitsap 2021.
To cast your votes in the Best of Kitsap 2021 contest, click here. And thank you for your ongoing support.
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