We express deep gratitude towards the Suquamish People, People of the Clear Salt Water, for sustaining the land within which our healing landscapes thrive.

My surroundings taught me to listen actively. Nature taught me how FULL it is! I am certain my experience at Bloedel Reserve has made me a better artist.

Nicole Otero, 2024 Creative Resident

There is a magical quality to Bloedel Reserve, unlike any other place I’ve visited. I am once transformed, energized, inspired, relaxed, and released from daily cares to be completely present with my own soul and the wonders of nature.

Strolls for Well-Being Participant

As a Community Creative, I was granted full access to the Reserve and was witness to the slow and steady turning of the seasons; starting with the barrenness of winter, the magical burst of spring, the long days of summer followed by the fading beauty and contraction of Autumn.

Amy Pleasant, 2024 Community Creative 

The first time I visited the Reserve, a calmness settled into my heart. Every time I visit, I am embraced by the place and reminded how much I love these ever-changing landscapes.

Donor

Welcome to Bloedel Reserve.

Peace and serenity, nature at its finest. Do yourself a favor and visit Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. Don’t be in a hurry. Take your time.

Visitor

…being present in nature elevates and nurtures the human spirit, heals hearts and minds, and enriches our communities, and our world.

Virginia Bloedel

We walked the grounds with tears and great appreciation for Nature’s bounty… and gratitude for a much needed rest.

Visitor

One of the country’s most original and ambitious gardens.

The New York Times

Nature can do without man, but man cannot do without nature.

Prentice Bloedel

One of North America’s 10 Best Botanical Gardens

USA Today, 2020

Find your Nature

Bloedel Reserve is a 140-acre wonder of nature, created by the imagination, vision, and a passionate love of the natural world shared by our founders, Prentice and Virginia Bloedel. Working with the rugged geography of the land, they artfully transformed a rough-hewn Northwest forest into a harmonious series of curated gardens, structural features, and distinctive landscapes, with nature as canvas and paint.

  • Mentoring the Next Generation of Landscape Architects

    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 harmony. His commitment to thoughtful design extended naturally into the realm of education, fostering a [...]

  • Winter Holly: Seasonal Beauty with Local Roots

    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 seasonal magic to life in different corners of the landscape. From native wetland hollies to [...]

  • December Plant of the Month

    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 FUN FACT: Berberis × media ‘Charity’, often known by its former genus name Mahonia, is a standout hybrid Oregon [...]

  • Dec Creative Resident Latria Graham

    Latria Graham, Writer, Editor, and Cultural Critic In residence, December 1-22 Bloedel Reserve is honored to welcome Latria Graham as our next Creative Resident. She will join us from December 1 to December 22, 2025. During her stay she will lead an intimate community event titled Iron in Blood Iron [...]

Upcoming Events

Open to the public since 1988, Bloedel Reserve is now a nonprofit organization devoted to nurturing the land through a broad range of engagement opportunities. Take one of our workshops or attend an event to dive into the often mysterious, constantly changing, and always rewarding world of horticulture.

Awesome Praise Community Gospel Choir

Nature Arts Workshop: Wreath Making (SOLD OUT)

Nature Arts Workshop: Wreath Making (SOLD OUT)

Village Peoples’ Chorus of Kingston

Silent Solstice Walk (SOLD OUT)

Silent Solstice Walk (SOLD OUT)

Silent Solstice Walk (SOLD OUT)

Family Solstice Walk

Family Solstice Walk

Adaptive Stroll & Roll Solstice Walk

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Land Acknowledgement

The history of the land on which Bloedel Reserve sits extends back much farther than the Bloedels. We’d like to acknowledge the history of this land.

dibəł čəł ti Bloedel Reserve.
We are the Bloedel Reserve.

We express deep gratitude towards the Suquamish People, People of the Clear Salt Water, for sustaining the land within which our healing landscapes thrive. Those entrusted with caring for Bloedel Reserve acknowledge that the sacred ancestral territory on which the Reserve resides flourishes because of the stewardship, since time immemorial, by the Suquamish people. We will honor and respect their legacy by nurturing this land and the waterways of the Central Salish Sea for present and future generations.

ʔugʷiitubułəd čəł ʔugʷabitubuł.
We invite you to join us.

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