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.