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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]] and [[Thomas Church (landscape architect)|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/explore/garden-features/main-entry|title=Garden features—main entry|publisher=Bloedel Reserve|accessdate=2015-02-09|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209213100/http://www.bloedelreserve.org/explore/garden-features/main-entry|archivedate=2015-02-09|df=}}</ref> |
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]] and [[Thomas Church (landscape architect)|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/explore/garden-features/main-entry|title=Garden features—main entry|publisher=Bloedel Reserve|accessdate=2015-02-09|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209213100/http://www.bloedelreserve.org/explore/garden-features/main-entry|archivedate=2015-02-09|df=}}</ref> |
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The Reserve opened to the public in 1988 as a family run foundation and was registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2019. The Reserve is open to the public year round from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, closed Monday's and some holidays. |
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The Reserve is on property donated to the [[University of Washington]] in 1970, and managed by the University for a trust since 1985.<ref>{{historylink|author=James R. Warren|date=February 17, 2003|title=Bloedel, Prentice (1900-1996)|article=5227}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Bloedel Reserve|publisher=The Cultural Landscape Foundation|url=http://tclf.org/landscapes/bloedel-reserve|accessdate=2015-02-09}}</ref> |
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{{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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Revision as of 18:56, 2 August 2017
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 and Thomas Church. 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 was registered as a 501(c)3 public charity in 2019. The Reserve is open to the public year round from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, closed Monday's and some holidays.
See also
References
- ^ "Garden features—main entry". Bloedel Reserve. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
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