Evening Garden Tours Wednesday, September 16; 5:30-7:00 pm Join us for a relaxing (and social distanced) evening garden stroll! Enjoy a small group garden tour guided by our staff. Admission limited to 20. Reservations and masks required. Rain or shine; $10. Please RSVP by calling 617-333-0924 or reserve your spot through this link.

More relaxing (and social distanced) garden visits are scheduled for September due to the positive response from our visitors. This month, we offer a contemplative visit to the labyrinth, evening garden stroll, and/or family visit with the animals. Admission limited to 15. Reservations and masks required. $10. Please RSVP by calling 617-333-0924 or reserve your spot through the links below. These events […]

This month on Wednesday, August 18th at 7:00 pm, we will be hosting an exciting session via zoom featuring archaeologist Sara Belkin, who completed her doctoral thesis in archeology at Boston University based on her research here over many summers. As the director of our Summer Archaeology Institute, a two-week program for high school-age youth, Sara was able to learn […]

Join us tonight, Wednesday, July 29, 6:00 pm, for the second of two in-depth gardening sessions to “dig deeper” into your gardening knowledge. What’s going on in your yard? Phenology is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life.This class consists of a 45-minute power point and discussion on this […]

What’s blooming? Hydrangeas! and they are a “hive” of activity, attracting a variety of native bees as well as honeybees, moths and butterflies and of course, hummingbirds. Enjoy this photo album of the wide variety of hydrangeas now in bloom at the estate.

Enjoy some of our programs virtually! We are developing an array of online programs for all ages and interests. To attend any future virtual events on our calendar, register through the event link and the Zoom invite will be sent one day before the event. Take a look at the exciting online programs that we’ve hosted so far: Jr. Naturalist program – a virtual […]

Magnolias are an especially fascinating genus of flowering plants. With over 200 species in the genus, the magnolia is thought to be one of the first flowering plants to evolve, even before bees! Coniferous species existed before flowering plants and it is easy to imagine that magnolias descended from conifers as the seed pods generally look a great deal like […]

It’s Happening! Dogwood Days 2021: June 5-20 SAVE THE DATES! Dogwoods Days at the Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum is the annual celebration of the blooming legacy of Polly Wakefield’s collection of over 300 dogwood trees. This year’s Dogwood Days will take place over two weeks, and will feature smaller, more intimate events designed to showcase the spectacular late-spring bloom […]

Walden Warming A Zoom lecture by Richard Primack Monday, May 18, 7:00-8:30 pm Please note:  This event will be conducted online.Most people know Henry David Thoreau as a writer and botanist, but he was also a climate change scientist! And, more importantly, what would Thoreau tell us to do about global warming if he were alive today? Join us for a fascinating discussion […]

Polly Wakefield’s Landscape Vision And Approach Research to date has given us insights into Polly Wakefield’s design intent, philosophy and values. While no design plans have been found, the vast catalogue of notebooks, photographs, and ephemera that she left behind, along with the reminiscences of friends, has enabled us to better understand her vision for her estate. This understanding can […]