The Bloedel Reserve is one of the most beautiful public gardens in the pacific northwest. I make sure to visit as often as I can and always enjoy sharing it with my visiting house guests. It's always at the top of my must see's on Bainbridge island. But, I have a secret......over and over on every visit as I pull up to the gates and they swing open - I drive in and imagine that it's my regal and stately manor house, I play it out in my mind as I walk the grounds - It has a way of making me feel as though I've transported myself right into one of my favorite Jane Austin stories.
