For this winter’s Stone Soup Speakers Series, we have been focusing inward to reacquaint our followers with the history, landscape, and program vision that led to our renaming this past year as the Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum. Through storytelling and photos, we hope to engage participants in a conversation that increases people’s understanding and attachment to this beautiful and […]

We hope you have registered for our Stone Soup and Speaker event on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30 pm. If not, there is still time to register by clicking here. If so, we thought you might like some “soup-making” inspiration. Here is a recipe for a yummy soup courtesy of our Arboretum Director and this month’s speaker, Deb Merriam. Enjoy! Hearty […]

For this winter’s Stone Soup Speakers Series, we will focus inward to reacquaint our followers with the history, landscape, and program vision that led to our renaming this year as the Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum. Through storytelling and photos, we hope to engage participants in a conversation that increases people’s understanding and attachment to this beautiful and unique cultural […]

Enjoy the winter edition of “Dogwood Lane”- exploring the revelations we’ve discovered as we rebound. To read it online, click here. For a printable copy of this or any prior issue of Dogwood Lane, click here or visit the news tab on this website.

School Vacation Virtual Field Trips for kids February 16th and 18th, 1:00 pm by Zoom Many families usually enjoy a “get-away” during February school vacation week. Most likely that won’t be happening this year for many of us. If you have elementary-aged children that might enjoy a fun way to visit a beautiful place, sign up for our school vacation […]

This online series shines a spotlight on important elements in our garden that are often overlooked but are instrumental in the ecological cycles happening all year long. This month’s talk on March 10 will focus on Winter Wildlife and highlight species adaptations that allow mammals, reptiles and insects to survive winters in New England. The February snow cover reveals clues to these adaptations.To register […]

The COVID pandemic has led many to begin gardening and raising their own food. Our annual Backyard Homesteading workshops offer a chance to find out how. Our first session on raising backyard chickens is designed for people interested in learning how to start a backyard chicken coop and grow healthy, productive chickens for years of enjoyment and fresh food. This […]

Our January Stone Soup was rescheduled! Hope you will join us Wed. Feb. 3rd for the rescheduled Stone Soup and Speaker event, our first in the 2021 series Meet the “Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum.” There is still time to register by calling 617-333-0924 or emailing us at arboretum@dogwoodlanefarm.org. Once you’ve registered, we’ll send you the zoom link to join us. […]

The Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum woody plant collection has been catalogued and can be viewed at: The plantsmap can also be accessed from the “Visit” menu tab on the home page of this website. We are excited to have over 672 plants in our arboretum mapped and navigatable for visitors using plantsmap. Plantsmap is a website community that hosts […]

School Vacation Virtual Field Trips for kids Join us for the first on Jan. 18, 1:00 pm by ZoomWe know students are “zoomed out” of late, but we have found that virtual visits with the animals can be rejuvenative. So, during the winter months, we will be hosting virtual field trips during school vacations for elementary-age students. The field trips […]