With the holidays suddenly sneaking up, it’s time for “Holiday Inspiration with Lisa,” our annual holiday decoration demonstration by Lisa Ahern, floral designer for Cedar Grove Gardens. Lisa will share her tips on how to create beautiful and easy floral accents for the holiday home, emphasizing creative and fun ways to make your home and table “shine” during the holidays. […]

Our Volunteer Corps is growing, and beginning to have a real impact. If you would like to get more involved with the Wakefield Estate, you too can make a difference! Come out and get your hands DIRTY! This fall, we are anxious to partner with corporations, churches, community groups, scout troops, families, and groups of friends who are interested in […]

This month’s Third Thursday Garden Music night will feature Alex Stening, a french horn player pursing a master’s degree in french horn performance at the New England Conservatory. Alex is passionate about learning, meeting people, eating dark chocolate and is grateful the horn has brought many opportunities for him to explore the world. Join us for a late summer casual […]

We are proud and excited to have hosted the Mass. Nursery and Landscape Associates (MNLA) Certified Horticulturalists for their annual “Plant Geek Day” on August 19. The Mass. Certified Horticulturalists (MCH) are professionals in the nursery and landscape industry who have invested the time to learn and qualify as experts in the field. A Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist has the specialized training […]

Open Hours are beginning to catch on! We frequently receive questions about visitation and began a “pilot program” of regular open hours in July. As awareness and interest in these opportunities for self-guided visits is increasing, we are extending them through mid-October with some modifications to adjust for the shortening days. Public open hours will continue every Thursday from 4:00-dusk, and third […]

Join us for an evening of garden music! Following our very successful Wine, Cheese and Trees Tour last month, we are inviting the public to join us for an evening to stroll the gardens, enjoy light refreshments and hear great music featuring aspiring local musicians. This month’s garden music night will feature one of Milton’s own, guitarist and singer/songwriter extraordinaire […]

With the success of Dogwood Days, we always receive questions about visitation. While we are open for business Monday through Friday, we are generally open for visits by appointment only, during scheduled open hours, or during our public programs. We request visitors to call to schedule a visit (617) 333-0924 x22.  We will have public open hours Sunday, July 9th and […]

One reason for the success of this year’s Dogwood Days festivities was the hard work by our new and growing corps of volunteers. If you would like to get more involved with the Wakefield Estate, we need your help. Right now, we especially need volunteers to help us expand our Open Hours and help with our upcoming events like Third Thursdays.If […]

Join us for an evening of garden music! Following our very successful Wine, Cheese and Trees Tour last month, we are inviting the public to join us for an evening to stroll the gardens, enjoy light refreshments and hear great music featuring aspiring local musicians. The first of the summer series will feature violinist Julia Connor. Julia is is passionate […]

It’s that time of year again – time for our Dogs and Dogwoods event. Each June, the Wakefield Estate welcomes visitors to celebrate Dogwood Days, the annual blooming of hundreds of Polly Wakefield’s kousa dogwood trees and this year’s dogwood bloom display is shaping up to be spectacular — and not to be missed!. The week-long celebration winds up with […]