The staff and Trustees are sad to say goodbye to Dave Cafaro, Buildings and Grounds Manager, and “the guy who can fix anything.” Dave has been a valued employee, colleague, and friend for over nine years. We wish him all the best with his new endeavors and promise to call him when the irrigation system breaks down! Good luck, Dave. We’ll really […]

Each year, the Wakefield Estate co-sponsors an annual lecture with the Thacher Montessori School in Milton that looks at some of the cutting edge issues in education and child development. This year’s lecture, The Power of Play and the Joy of Learning, is a fascinating talk about the role of play in learning and child development by noted psychologist Boston […]

Mushroom Propagation Workshop 4/8 Take home your own gourmet mushroom log for years of mushroom harvesting! Don’t miss the Wakefield Estate’s annual mushroom growing workshop on Saturday, April 8th from 9:00-11:30 am! After an introduction of different mushroom growing methods, we will teach you how to inoculate logs with shiitake mushroom spawn and send you home with your own “seeded” […]

This month, our Stone Soup and Speaker series continues with remarks by Alan Banks, Supervisory Park Ranger at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline. Banks will explore how industrial developments in the 19th century led Milton’s own visionary Charles Eliot tocreate Trustees of the Reservation and ultimately, the Boston Metropolitan Parks System, one of the first of […]

Photo courtesy of David Ryan, Boston Globe After selling their gorgeous wares at the Holiday Fair, the Fuller Village knitters are always on the look-out for a new project. This year Nancy Kearns suggested knitting “chicken jumpers” (sweaters) for the molting hens and chilly Malaysian rooster Prince Peep at the Wakefield Estate. They made a dozen of different sizes and […]

ATTN! DATE CHANGE: Creating a Compact Orchard 3/25!!! Become a backyard orchardist and grow your own fruit! Even with a small yard, you can enjoy fruit from your own trees with minimal effort and cost. This step-by-step workshop on Saturday, March 25th from 9:00 am-11:30 am will teach you all you need to know to plan and create a compact orchard for […]

What’s blooming? We’ve added a new feature to our website! You can check out what’s blooming by pointing to the “Visit” tab on our website and clicking on the new “What’s blooming?” drop-down tab or by clicking on this link. What’s blooming?  Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel) We planted these beauties a couple years ago and they are thriving in the garden.  Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids […]

The Wakefield Estate will welcome Jon Green for the second event in its 2017 Stone Soup & Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 22, 6:00-7:30pm. Jon Green, who assumed position of Curator for the Milton Historical Society in 2014, will look closely at the history of a little known Native community, the Middleborough Indians. Their history reveals the political, racial, and […]

Have you been thinking of raising your own chickens and enjoying your own fresh eggs? Our annual Backyard Homesteading workshop on raising backyard chickens is a great way to explore the idea. This session, scheduled for February11th from 9:00-11:30 a.m. is designed for people interested in learning how to start a backyard chicken coop and grow healthy, productive chickens for […]

We are kicking-off the 2017 Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series with our first-ever winter propagation class! This class will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 10:00 am-12:30 pm. Winter in New England is a time when our deciduous trees and shrubs are dormant. But gardeners don’t need to stop because of the cold! There are always things that can be […]