It's a 150-acre garden and a forest originally built by a lumber family on Bainbridge Island. The gardens are spectacular any time of year with native flowers and a huge array of plants, beautifully designed and kept up. You can explore the rolling landscape on...More

I asked my boys to take me to the Bloedel Reserve on a recent Mother's Day trip to visit them. None of us had been there before. I am so glad to have finally seen this gorgeous house and surrounding forest with gardens. It was...More

We took the shuttle from the ferry port (10 minute drive if you are on the direct bus) to the beautiful Bloedel Reserve. It was peaceful and relaxing. We loved the 2 mile walk (although our shoes got quite dirty- wear your older tennis shoes)...More

I love this place and have been here at least half a dozen times. The moss garden alone is worth the trip -- simply unforgettable, spectacular, amazing. In fact, all of Bloedel is inspired and gorgeous. The walk along the bark path near the stream,...More

Wonderful gardens and woodland. A friend of ours stumbled upon it during a previous trip and described it as “magical”. High praise to live up to, but it more than accommodated. The home is also wonderful with a spectacular water view.

I would have given this five stars had they labeled some of the plants and trees so that we could identify those we did not know. We spent a nice couple of hours there and fdo recommend it!!

Bloedel Reserve is a Pacific Northwest gem. The variety of landscapes within the Reserve is extraordinary. There are so many unique plants to be seen.