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[[File:Zen Garden, Bloedel Reserve.JPG|thumb|Closeup of a pair of rocks in the Zen Garden]] |
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[[File:Bloedel Manor House.JPG|thumb|Manor House at the Bloedel Reserve]] |
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The '''Bloedel Reserve''' is a {{convert|150|acre|km2|1|sing=on}} forest garden on [[Bainbridge Island, Washington]], [[United States]], 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]], [[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| |
The '''Bloedel Reserve''' is a {{convert|150|acre|km2|1|sing=on}} forest garden on [[Bainbridge Island, Washington]], [[United States]], 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]], [[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> |
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The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2010. |
The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2010. |
Revision as of 10:29, 14 September 2019
The Bloedel Reserve is a 150-acre (0.6 km2) forest garden on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States, made by the vice-chairman of 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, Thomas Church, Kazimir Wall, and Danielle Stern. The Bloedels' French Chateau-style home including many original furnishings, is preserved as a visitor center.[1]
The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2010.
The public is invited to visit Bloedel Reserve all year round, Tuesday - Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM, with extended summer hours. The Reserve is closed every Monday and some holidays. Refer to the website for visiting hours and admission fees.
See also
References
- ^ "Garden features—main entry". Bloedel Reserve. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
External links
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- Bainbridge Island, Washington
- Botanical gardens in Washington (state)
- Gardens in Washington (state)
- Parks in Kitsap County, Washington
- Japanese-American culture in Washington (state)
- Japanese gardens in the United States
- 1988 establishments in Washington (state)
- University of Washington organizations
- Kitsap County, Washington geography stubs
- United States garden stubs