Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Propagation: Starting Your Own Arboretum Collection – October 5, 2013 – 9:00 am – 1:00 pm In honor of Polly Wakefield’s 100th birthday in 2014, the Wakefield Estate is excited to offer a three-part propagation session for the homeowner. Polly Wakefield grew many of the trees in the formal gardens from seed or cuttings gathered during propagation classes offered […]

Join us for our third annual Autumnal Equinox Fire and Tree Sale, Friday, September 20th from 5:00-8:00 pm. Check out the great values at our tree sale while its still light. Then enjoy roasting a sausage or marshmallow while enjoying the garden and uplit trees with friends. Members will get a 50% discount on tree purchases! This is an event […]

Like many of the great intern crews before them, the 2013 Summer Landscape Interns have made a tremendous contribution to the estate. Where this year’s crew has set itself apart is in its extraordinary effectiveness to work as a team. From day one, this group of students approached their projects with a “team” approach -something we have strived to cultivate […]

The 2013 Archaeology Institute sessions are winding down after four weeks of exciting finds. The focus of the digs this year was the area at the front of the circa 1730 farmhouse. The “finds” included a silver spoon, a copper spoon, a man’s ring (late 1800s), several 19th century coins (including one dated 1817) and some intriguing, early 18th century […]

Thank you to all who came out for our week-long Dogwood Days celebration, June 8-14! Over the course of the week, over 450 people visited the estate – most for the first time – to enjoy the beautiful sight of Polly Wakefield’s 300+ blooming dogwood trees! Even the wettest June on record couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of so many who […]

Directions to the Wakefield EstateFrom Rt. I-95/128: Take exit 2B in Canton for Rt. 138 NORTH.  Proceed through set of lights.  About a half-mile or so later, just after passing the Trailside Museum on your right, bear right onto Canton Ave and then take an immediate left onto Brush Hill Rd.  You will cross over Rt. 138 – go another 100 […]

Join us Sunday, June 9th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm for a day of fun for families and four-legged friends featuring “dog” related activities. At 1:00 pm, we’re having a light-hearted dog shows for kids and adults. Other activities include having a chance to “dig” like dogs love to do at our  “Dig it” Summer Archaeology demonstration, enjoy a yummy “dog” […]

Our last Stone Soup and Speaker of the season will be this Thursday, May 30 with special guest speaker Elizabeth Ryan of Brown University and the Arnold Arboretum. Elizabeth studies how plants will respond to climate change. She is interested in finding out which plants will thrive outside of their current habitats (becoming potentially invasive), and which are in the […]

A week-long celebration of the estate’s kousa dogwood trees, featuring open gardens, guided tours, tree sale, and more Each June, the Wakefield Estate welcomes visitors to celebrate the annual blooming of hundreds of Polly Wakefield’s kousa dogwood trees. We’re excited to announce that this year’s Dogwood Days will include a week-full of special events, including open hours, guided tours, a […]

With the arrival of spring, it is time for the annual shearing of the sheep at the Wakefield Estate. The shearing, which is open to the public, is set for Saturday, May 11, at 10:00am. The shearing will take place at the estate, located at 1465 Brush Hill Rd. in Milton. The annual ritual will be performed by Kevin Ford, […]