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The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre (0.6 km²) forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States. It was created by Virginia and Prentice Bloedel, the vice-chairman of the lumber company MacMillan Bloedel Limited, under the influence of the conservation movement and Asian philosophy. The couple wished to capture the essence of the Japanese garden—the qualities of naturalness, subtlety, reverence, tranquility—and construct a Western expression of it. Although the Reserve includes a traditional Japanese garden, the Bloedels' approach for the rest of the property stands in contrast to that of 'Japanese gardens' which achieve their effects through the use of ornament. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a stone garden^[1] (formerly the swimming pool where poet Theodore Roethke drowned in 1963), a moss garden, a rhododendron glen, and a reflection garden designed with the assistance of landscape architects Richard Haag, Thomas Church, Kazimir Wall, and Danielle Stern. The Bloedels' French Chateau-style home, including many original furnishings, is preserved as a visitor center.^[2]

The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2010. It is open year-round.

Panoramic view extending roughly from the Japanese tea house (near left) to the former Bloedel house (now visitor center, near right)

References

^ Pilling, Nathan (November 23, 2018). "Bloedel Bob: Longtime Japanese Garden caretaker keeps each stone, each leaf in its place". Kitsap. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ "Garden features—main entry". Bloedel Reserve. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

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47°42′30″N 122°32′52″W / 47.70833°N 122.54778°W / 47.70833; -122.54778

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[1] Pilling, Nathan (November 23, 2018). "Bloedel Bob: Longtime Japanese Garden caretaker keeps each stone, each leaf in its place". Kitsap. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[2] "Garden features—main entry". Bloedel Reserve. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

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+{{Short description|Forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington}}
-{{one source|date=January 2009}}
+{{use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
+[[File:Bloedel Reserve Willow Tree.jpg|thumb|A [[willow tree]] at the reserve]]
+[[File:Japanese Garden, Bloedel Reserve.jpg|thumb|The Japanese Garden at the reserve]]
+[[File:Zen Garden, Bloedel Reserve.JPG|thumb|Closeup of a trio of rocks in the Stone Garden]]
+[[File:Bloedel Manor House.JPG|thumb|Manor House at the Bloedel Reserve]]
+The '''Bloedel Reserve''' is a {{convert|150|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} forest garden on [[Bainbridge Island, Washington]], United States. It was created by Virginia and Prentice Bloedel, the vice-chairman of the lumber company [[MacMillan Bloedel Limited]], under the influence of the conservation movement and Asian philosophy. The couple wished to capture the essence of the [[Japanese garden]]—the qualities of naturalness, subtlety, reverence, tranquility—and construct a Western expression of it. Although the Reserve includes a traditional Japanese garden, the Bloedels' approach for the rest of the property stands in contrast to that of 'Japanese gardens' which achieve their effects through the use of ornament. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a [[Zen garden|stone garden]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bloedel Bob: Longtime Japanese Garden caretaker keeps each stone, each leaf in its place|url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/bainbridge-islander/2018/11/23/bloedel-bob-braid-japanese-garden-caretaker/2074440002/|last=Pilling |first=Nathan|date=November 23, 2018|work=Kitsap|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> (formerly the swimming pool where poet [[Theodore Roethke]] drowned in 1963), a [[moss]] garden, a [[rhododendron]] glen,  and a reflection garden designed with the assistance of landscape architects [[Richard Haag]], [[Thomas Church (landscape architect)|Thomas Church]], Kazimir Wall, and Danielle Stern. The Bloedels' French Chateau-style home, including many original furnishings, is preserved as a visitor center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloedelreserve.org/explore/garden-features/main-entry|title=Garden features—main entry|publisher=Bloedel Reserve|accessdate=2015-02-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209213100/http://www.bloedelreserve.org/explore/garden-features/main-entry|archivedate=2015-02-09}}</ref>
+The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2010. It is open year-round.
-[[Image:Bloedel Reserve Willow Tree.jpg|thumb|A [[willow tree]] at the reserve]]
-The '''Bloedel Reserve''' is a {{convert|150|acre|km2|1|sing=on}} forest garden on [[Bainbridge Island, Washington]], [[United States|USA]], made by the vice-chairman of [[MacMillan Bloedel Limited|a lumber company]], under the influence of the conservation movement and Asian philosophy. Prentice and Virginia Bloedel wished to 'capture the essence of the [[Japanese garden]] - the qualities of naturalness, subtlety, reverence, tranquility - and construct a Western expression of it'. Although the Reserve includes a traditional Japanese garden, the Bloedels' approach for the rest of the property stands in contrast to that of 'Japanese gardens' which achieve their effects through the use of ornament. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a rock and sand [[Zen garden]] (formerly the swimming pool where poet [[Theodore Roethke]] drowned in 1963), a [[moss]] garden, a [[rhododendron]] glen,  and a Reflection Garden designed with the assistance of landscape architects [[Richard Haag]] and [[Thomas Church]]. The Bloedels' French Chateau-style home including many original furnishings, is preserved as a Visitor Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloedelreserve.org/|title=The http://Bloedel Reserve|accessdate=2009-07-22}}</ref>
 {{wide image|Bloedel Reserve pano 01.jpg|1000 px|Panoramic view extending roughly from the Japanese tea house (near left) to the former Bloedel house (now visitor center, near right)}}
-[[File:Japanese Garden, Bloedel Reserve.jpg|thumb|The Japanese Garden at the reserve]]
-[[File:Zen Garden, Bloedel Reserve.JPG|thumb|Closeup of a pair of rocks in the Zen Garden]]
-[[File:Bloedel Manor House.JPG|thumb|Manor House at the Bloedel Reserve]]
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
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+==External links==
+{{Commons category|Bloedel Reserve}}
+*{{Official website|http://www.bloedelreserve.org/}}
+{{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:Bainbridge Island, Washington]]
 [[Category:Botanical gardens in Washington (state)]]
+[[Category:Gardens in Washington (state)]]
 [[Category:Parks in Kitsap County, Washington]]
 [[Category:Japanese-American culture in Washington (state)]]
 [[Category:Japanese gardens in the United States]]
+[[Category:1988 establishments in Washington (state)]]
+[[Category:University of Washington organizations]]

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