Linda Skyler shared these images of a really incredible garden. She writes:
“Although this seems a very uneventful time of year at the Bloedel Reserve, the tranquillity of walking through the fields and forests is exceptional. The beauty of the leafless trees and shrubs, moss hanging everywhere, ducks floating so still on the ponds is eerily peaceful and quite beautiful.”
This inspiring public garden is located on Bainbridge Island, in Puget Sound, Washington.
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Comments
Linda, your photos are gorgeous! With 10" of snow forecast for today, I would SURE rather be there!!!
So glad you enjoyed - 10", oh my!!
Breathtaking!! Oh, wish I lived close enough to visit.
Linda, so pretty, calm, and lush even in winter. Nice way to start a dreary, dark and rainy morning in Georgia. Thanks for sharing.
Happy to make your day a bit brighter.
Good morning, Linda. Your wonderful and immersive photos made me greedy to see even more so I made a quick visit to the garden's website. It's always interesting to read a little about the backgrounds of the founders of such a beautiful space. One of the factoids that jumped out at me was that Mr. Bledsoe was colorblind so the aspect of texture was particularly important to him. Do you try to make a visit to this garden at least once a year? It seems like a real treasure.
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Hey, yay, for you and thanks to you. I now have a face to my name!
Yes, Bloedels does have a lot of history. We try to go there at least every other month to just walk thru the woods - a beautiful 2 mile walk.
It's lovely to see this garden in the winter. It looks surprisingly lush to those of us who do not live in the PNW. Boedel Reserve is one of my 5 favorite gardens I've visited. I especially love the Japanese garden and the moss garden. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome, the moss garden is my favorite too.
Just beautiful Linda,,,, I so love the pond with the Japanese theme and the moss,, kind of ethereal.,,, I can almost feel the presence of it all! What a fabulous time you must have had strolling through the garden! Thank you for sharing!
The journey thru the gardens is always refreshing, inspiring with something beautiful around every bend.
What an unexpected surprise to see so much green in the middle of winter! Linda, your photography is great, and the gardens are amazing. We will have to visit the next time we are in the PNW. So many fantastic public gardens in your area. Thanks so much for sharing.
You will love every second you spend on this fabulous estate.
This garden is always breathtaking from any angle or vantage point. Sure it would take me at least a year (probably much longer) to visit every beauty spot in the PNW.
Better put aside some time - you will never regret it. :)
I just added Bloedel to my bucket list so I can see the moss garden (and everything else) in person. Thank you Linda for the lovely pictures of a beautiful garden.
You are so welcome, the gardens never disappoint any time of the year.
So peaceful and beautiful. Thank you for bringing some green to my snowy day.
Just think Spring!
I was terribly confused about a post entitled the tranquility of winter and that green, green photo. Thanks, Linda, for sharing more photos of Bloedel Preserve. My short visit was so inspiring that I definitely need to come back and take a day there to take it all in. So beautiful.
All that greenery - and all it takes is a zillion days of rain! You can;t go wrong there any season.
I can almost smell the moist earth when viewing these beautiful photos, Linda. The moss garden always intrigues me, it is so lush I feel the urge to walk barefoot on it's spongy texture! I think you truly captured the essence of peacefulness with the reflection of the trees in the water... thanks Linda!
You are very welcome - I think if you were to walk barefoot on the moss you would sink into the mud, SO much rain!! ;)
Winter? All I see here in NJ is brown with a light coating of white starting to accumulate. Wish my garden looked that green and lush in the summer!
With Summer comes hope.
Good morning Linda. You’ve just made me feel very guilty for living so close to this beautiful garden for over 5 years and not visiting it. We always wait until summer and then we’re too busy gardening. Thanks for showing all of us that winter in a PNW garden is just as beautiful, sometimes more so, than summer. You really captured the peacefulness with your lovely photos.
Yes Linda, you really must make time to visit. You will want to return again and again, it is beauty everywhere you look.
Ah the Pacific NW is so beautiful. I'm jealous of all the green. Thanks for these beautiful photos.
You are very welcome.
I don,t believe I,ve ever seen a PNW garden on GPOD that was not fabulous. This one shows that the beauty extends thru all four seasons. You folks living in that area are blessed with what might be the best gardening conditions on the planet.
Thank you & good luck, Joe
Growing conditions are supreme, as are all the gardeners and so many fantastic gardens.
Good morning Linda! Wow! You sure took some great pictures of Blodel! Every leaf and twig from winters rain and wind seems to of disapeared! Perfect day for sure! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jeanne :)
All I can say is "wow!" - such beauty!
I love this place. I went there three years ago in January. It was nice. I live in Renton, WA.
Oh, mannnn.
Like others, I initially thought this was a post of beauty from Summer's past. And, like others, I'm "enjoyin'" a view of tans, greys, browns, and blahs. (Even being cheated of white...)
I have GOT to get me some more evergreens worked into my gardens. Luckily, the bank just sent me a new plastic card to replace my olde one..which means they've also replenished the accounts, right? *
"Now, Pinus! now, Taxus! now Holly and Rhodies!
On, Luecothe! on, Junip! (er) on, Arborvitie and Buxus!
(with an unashamed nod to Clement C. Moore!)
*that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
Beautiful Captures of Tranquility. I can hear the quiet from here! Thanx, Ms. Skyler. I believe we all needed these moments. Good Medicine!
Our sleeping orchard is filled with Robin Redbreasts...Spring can't be too far off, can it??
Hopefully it's coming soon!
Thanks, Linda. You have brightened up my day here. We started with 5 inches of snow, the 1/2 inch of freezing rain, and now just rain.
Seeing the lush evergreens and the beautiful birch trees perks up my spirits. Come on spring!!!
OMG, I'm so sorry for you Kevin, so much snow and cold! Makes me feel a little better about 28 days of rain. I know Spring is a comin'. :)
Gee, I really don’t know why I haven’t visited here. Photos are lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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