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Adding local short description: "Forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington", overriding Wikidata description "public garden and forest preserve in Bainbridge Island, Washington State, USA"
 
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{{Short description|Forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington}}
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[[Image:Bloedel Reserve Willow Tree.jpg|thumb|A [[willow tree]] at the reserve]]
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[[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:Japanese Garden, Bloedel Reserve.jpg|thumb|The Japanese Garden at the reserve]]
[[File:Stone Garden, Bloedel Reserve.JPG|thumb|Closeup of a trio of rocks in the Zen Garden]]
[[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]]
[[File:Bloedel Manor House.JPG|thumb|Manor House at the Bloedel Reserve]]
The '''Bloedel Reserve''' is a {{convert|150|acre|km2|1|sing=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 rock and sand [[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|url-status=live|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 '''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 all year round,
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.


{{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)}}
{{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)}}
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[[Category:Bainbridge Island, Washington]]
[[Category:Bainbridge Island, Washington]]
[[Category:Botanical gardens in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Botanical gardens in Washington (state)]]
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[[Category:Gardens in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Parks in Kitsap County, Washington]]
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[[Category:Japanese-American culture in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Japanese-American culture in Washington (state)]]

Latest revision as of 21:19, 13 February 2024

A willow tree at the reserve
The Japanese Garden at the reserve
Closeup of a trio of rocks in the Stone Garden
Manor House at the Bloedel Reserve

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)

See also

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References

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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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