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

The New York Times

One of North America’s 10 Best Botanical Gardens

USA Today, 2020

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

Virginia Bloedel

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.

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

Discover a Garden in the Forest

Bloedel Reserve is a 140-acre wonder of nature, created by the imagination, vision, and 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.

Plan Your Visit

Experience the magic of autumn at Bloedel Reserve. Wander the trails surrounded by brilliant fall color as you join our Annual Squash Hunt, Sept. 29 – Nov. 1. All Squash Hunt activities are included with the price of admission. Timed tickets are recommended.

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Upcoming Events

Fungi Walk and Workshop with Joseph Zapotosky (SOLD OUT)

Fall Strolls for Well-Being (SOLD OUT)

Japanese Garden Trail

Japanese Garden Tour with Bob Braid (SOLD OUT)

Level 2: Capture the Feeling: Phone Photography in Nature

Covert Living: Fungi on Parade 10/14

Covert Living: Fungi on Parade 10/28

Rare Plants Tour with Philip Bloomquist

October Welcome Wednesday

Squash Hunt

Fall Harvest Celebration (SOLD OUT)

Mindfulness Meditation 10/7 (SOLD OUT)

Mindfulness Meditation 10/21 (SOLD OUT)

Community Creatives in Bloom

November Welcome Wednesday

For the Love of Compost

Fungi Walk and Workshop with Joseph Zapotosky

Mindfulness Meditation 11/4

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  • Connections Across the Country

    Connections Across the Country: Bloedel Reserve and Old Saybrook, CT --Written by Jane Carlin, Archives Volunteer Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting Emma Burbank, Museum Coordinator at [...]

  • Birds, Plants and Place: Abbie Birmingham

    For artist Abbie Birmingham, a love of plants, place, and the natural world comes together through paper and printmaking. A printmaker and book artist, Abbie discovered her artistic practice later [...]

  • October Plant of the Month

    October 2026 LATIN NAME: Cercidiphyllum japonicum COMMON NAME: Katsura FAMILY: Cercidiphyllaceae TYPE: Deciduous Tree ORIGIN: China, Japan GARDEN USES: Fall Color, Sensory LOCATION AT THE RESERVE: Japanese Garden, Residence FUN [...]

  • Sept Creative Resident Sierra Pete

    Sierra Pete, Multi-disciplinary Artist In residence, Sept. 25-Oct. 16 This September, Sierra Pete joins Bloedel Reserve as our Creative Resident. Sierra is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and [...]

  • 20th Annual Garden Party

    Bloedel Reserve's 20th Annual Garden Party --Written by Evan Meyer, President and CEO We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of community support during our twentieth anniversary Garden Party in [...]

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Land Acknowledgement

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

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.

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

ʔugʷiitubułəd čəł ʔugʷabitubuł.
We invite you to join us.

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