SOLD OUT Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation–SOLD OUT
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature, meditation, and poetry…Nature provides the perfect […]
Welcome Wednesday
Welcome Wednesday
You are welcome here!
Visit our timed ticket page to book your ticket for Welcome Wednesday.
Join us on the first Wednesday of each […]
Poetry Workshop with Lisbeth White
Join Creative Resident Maren Salomon for a workshop on how to make a botanical sketchbook.
Squash Hunt
Visit for our annual Squash Hunt
October 1–31, 2024
Discover the gardens this fall during our annual Squash Hunt. Explore the grounds with your map in […]
October Creative Resident Maren Salomon
Maren Salomon, Multi-media Artist
In residence, October 1-21, 2024
Read more about Maren’s creative practice on her website.
October In the Gardens
Seasonal Interest
Fall is the perfect time to prune and plant trees, preparing for the winter season. It is also when the rich, fall colors […]
October Plant of the Month
October 2024
LATIN NAME: Hedychium sp.
COMMON NAME: Ginger Lily
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae
TYPE: Herbaceous Perennial
ORIGIN: Asia
LOCATION AT BLOEDEL RESERVE: Arrival Garden & Rhododendron Glen
GARDEN USES: Woodland Shade Gardens
FUN […]
Bainbridge Island Land Trust Native Plant Sale
BILT Native Plant Sale–2024
Visit Bloedel Reserve’s native plant booth at the annual Bainbridge Island Land Trust Native Plant Sale.
Join us on Saturday, October 5, […]
CANCELED Saturday Story Time at the Residence
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
Saturday Story Time at the Residence
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
Cider and Squash
Cider and Squash
October 26, 10 AM-5 PM
Discover the gardens this fall during our annual Squash Hunt. Dress up for Halloween on October 26 and […]
Writing Workshop with Creative Resident Ella Jacobson
Join Creative Resident Maren Salomon for a workshop on how to make a botanical sketchbook.
Bloedel Reserve Community Creative Group Show at BAC
Bloedel Reserve Community Creative Group Show at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts hosts Community Creatives Scott Pascoe, Amy Pleasant, Martha Rogers, and […]
CANCELLED November Focus Walk: Composting
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
November Focus Walk: Composting
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
COBI BI Reads Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature, meditation, and poetry…Nature provides the perfect setting […]
CANCELED October Focus Walk: Habitat and the Forest Management Plan
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
CANCELED October Focus Walk: Habitat and the Forest Management Plan
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
September In the Gardens
Seasonal Interest
As summer wanes and fall comes near, experience fresh rains and rich colors in the gardens and pause on benches to observe the […]
Interpretive Master Planning
Bloedel Reserve is delighted to announce the recent completion of the organization’s Interpretive Master Plan. We feel honored to have worked with the talented […]
SOLD OUT Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation–SOLD OUT
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature, meditation, and poetry…Nature provides the perfect […]
August In the Gardens
Seasonal Interest
The recent heat of the past few weeks brings growth and depth to the gardens.
Enjoy your walk through the gardens by downloading and […]
August Plant of the Month
August Plant of the Month
Latin Name: Adiantum aleuticum
Common Name: Western maidenhair fern
Family: Pteridaceae
Type: Fern
Origin: West Coast of North America
Location at Bloedel […]
SOLD OUT Make a Botanical Sketchbook with Creative Resident Maren Salomon
Join Creative Resident Maren Salomon for a workshop on how to make a botanical sketchbook.
Plein Air Painting in the Gardens: Learn from an Expert
The Bloedel Reserve Plein Air Program is pleased to bring together some of the finest Plein Air artists in the region.
COBI BI Reads Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature, meditation, and poetry…Nature provides the perfect setting […]
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature, meditation, and poetry…Nature provides the perfect setting […]
Squash Hunt
Visit for our annual Squash Hunt
October 1–31, 2024
Discover the gardens this fall during our annual Squash Hunt. Explore the grounds with your map in […]
September Focus Walk: An Artist’s View with Amber Chiozza
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
Fall Member Evening
Enjoy being a member at Bloedel Reserve.
SOLD OUT Theodore Roethke and Bloedel Reserve: A Poet’s Place
Join us outdoors at the Japanese Guest House for an afternoon of poetry in the lineage of Theodore Roethke.
SOLD OUT Painting Flowery Forms in Bloedel Reserve’s Cut Flower Garden
Join Bloedel Reserve Community Creative, Martha Rogers, for watercolor painting workshop exploring flowering form through watercolor.
September Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
The Bloedel Reserve Plein Air Program is pleased to bring together some of the finest Plein Air artists in the region.
September Focus Walk: An Artist’s View with Amber Chiozza
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
The Weird in the Wild: Exploring Eco Poetry with Creative Resident Caitlin Scarano
Join Creative Resident Caitlin Scarano for an eco poetry workshop at Bloedel Reserve.
August Focus Walk: Gardens North with Sean Peterson
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
August Focus Walk: Gardens North with Sean Peterson
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Nature, meditation, and poetry…Nature provides the perfect setting […]
SOLD OUT Follow the Sun with Forest Bathing
Punctuating the spring and fall equinox and the summer solstice, we invite you to “follow the sun” with Forest Therapy Guide, Tina Guldhammer Frei.
July Plant of the Month
July Plant of the Month
Latin Name: Cornus kousa
Common Name: Kousa Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Type: Deciduous tree
Origin: Japan Korea, China, Taiwan
Location at Bloedel Reserve: Japanese Garden and Middle […]
July In the Gardens
Seasonal Interest
This month, we can all look forward to discovering a new flush of blooming plants and trees in July, particularly in the Buxton […]
SOLD OUT: Tree Round Printing Workshop with Catherine Alice Michaelis
Join Bloedel Reserve Creative Fellow, Catherine Alice Michaelis for this 3-hour printmaking workshop.
August Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
The Bloedel Reserve Plein Air Program is pleased to bring together some of the finest Plein Air artists in the region.
Sensory Walking with Creative Resident Carla Bengtson
Join Creative Resident Carla Bengtson for a sensory walk that looks beyond the garden’s most obvious sights and sounds.
Meet our Interns
Get To Know Us
The Bloedel Reserve Horticulture Internship […]
CANCELED Nature Arts with Horticulturist Sonja Parker: Kokedama
Build your own magical woodland creature house in this family-oriented workshop with Sonja Parker.
Juneteenth 2024
Celebrate black culture on June 19 with these local offerings.
Learn more about Juneteenth at the National Museum of African American History […]
CANCELED Nature Arts with Horticulturist Sonja Parker: Kokedama
Build your own magical woodland creature house in this family-oriented workshop with Sonja Parker.
SOLD OUT Flowers Before Bread: Beauty and its Many Mysteries
Bloedel Reserve Creative Resident, Charles Matson Lume, discusses beauty, its potential role in justice, and our inability to fully understand what beauty might be.
Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
The Bloedel Reserve Plein Air Program is pleased to bring together some of the finest Plein Air artists in the region.
SOLD OUT Mindfulness Meditation & Poetry
Sound Bath Meditation with Alexa Rosenthal
“If we surrendered to the earth’s intelligence, we would rise up, rooted like trees.”
–Rainer Maria Rilke
Sound bath meditation may […]
Member Sunset Walks
Member Summer Sunset Walks
Just for members!
Indulge in an island evening escape the second Friday of each month, May-September from 5-8 PM during our reimagined […]
June In the Gardens
Seasonal Interest
During the month of June look forward to seeing increased growth in annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs gardens-wide at the Reserve. Take note […]
June Plant of the Month
June Plant of the Month
Latin Name: Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’
Common Name: Golden Locust, Frisia Black Locust
Family: Fabaceae
Type: Deciduous tree
Origin: Garden origin is Holland, species origin […]
July Focus Walk: History of Landscape Design
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
SOLD OUT July Focus Walk: Iconic Trees of the Reserve
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
June Focus Walk: Pollinator Meadow
Focus walks are monthly opportunities led by a Bloedel Reserve Staff specialist or Volunteer.
Guided Garden Walks with KiDiMu–CANCELLED
Guided garden walks for families with KiDiMu.
Follow the Sun with Forest Bathing–CANCELLED
Punctuating the spring and fall equinox and the summer solstice, we invite you to “follow the sun” with Forest Therapy Guide, Tina Guldhammer Frei.
Follow the Sun with Forest Bathing
Punctuating the spring and fall equinox and the summer solstice, we invite you to “follow the sun” with Forest Therapy Guide, Tina Guldhammer Frei.
Follow the Sun with Forest Bathing–SOLD OUT
Punctuating the spring and fall equinox and the summer solstice, we invite you to “follow the sun” with Forest Therapy Guide, Tina Guldhammer Frei.
Follow the Sun with Forest Bathing
Punctuating the spring and fall equinox and the summer solstice, we invite you to “follow the sun” with Forest Therapy Guide, Tina Guldhammer Frei.
2024 Bloedel Reserve Garden Party
Unfold for the Bloedel Reserve Garden Party!
August 8, 4 PM-8 PM; RSVP by JULY 15
Register and purchase tickets […]