Wakefield Charitable Trust Calendar Of Events
Event
- Title:
- Dogwood Days 2022
- When:
- Jun.11.2022 - Jun.19.2022
- Category:
- Calendar Of Events & Programs
Description
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Dogwood Days 2022
Saturday, June 11 - Sunday, June 19
Open Daily, 9:00am-3:00pm
Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum
1465 Brush Hill Road
Milton, MA
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Saturday and Sunday, June 11 & 12 - Dogwood Days Family Weekend
Dogwood Days kicks-off with a weekend full of events for kids and families. Join us for a self-guided scavenger hunt, visits with the animals, DIY picnic - and don’t miss the annual sheep shearing and sunrise birding!
Saturday, June 11
- Sunrise Coffee & Birding 7:00am
- Sheep Shearing - 10:30am
- DIY Picnic
- Guided Tour - 1:00pm
- Animal Visits - 2:00pm
- Nature-based Activities
- Plant Sale (Trees and plants available include kousa dogwoods, Japanese maples, Paperbark maples, European ginger, Mayapples, Petasites, and more.)
Sunday, June 12
- Animal Visits - 9:00am
- Family Yoga- 10:00am
Enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating outdoor yoga session in the early light of the summer landscape with Certified instructor Samantha Wechsler, who will lead a class suitable for all ages. Bring your own mat and dress in comfort-able clothing. This session is weather-dependent and will be postponed in the event of inclement weather. Cost $20. Space is limited. Email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get the preregistration link.
- DIY Picnic
- Guided Tour - 1:00pm
- Dogs and Dogwoods Fun Dog Show - 2:00pm
- Plant Sale (Trees and plants available include kousa dogwoods, Japanese maples, Paperbark maples, European ginger, Mayapples, Petasites, and more.)
Monday June 13
Guided Tour - 1:00pm
Tuesday, June 14
Guided Tour - 1:00pm
Wednesday, June 15
Guided Tour - 1:00pm
Wine, Cheese & Dogwood Trees - 6:30pm
Space is limited; tickets must be purchased online and in advance - Register HERE.
Join us for a fun evening with wine, cheese and dogwood trees and some great trivia related to all three while touring our amazing dogwood collection in full bloom. Arboretum Director Debbie Merriam will also discuss Polly's work in selecting kousa dogwoods for their many unique features and patenting the most special trees. Cost $15. Please join us.
Thursday, June 16
Guided Tour - 1:00pm
Evening Dogwood Tour - 6:00pm
Polly Wakefield patented 7 very special kousa dogwoods during her lifetime. She monitored her collection closely looking for unique features including bark, leaf shape, color and flowers(called bracts). She then patented these unique plants which are still available in nurseries today. Arboretum director Debbie Merriam will discuss Polly's work while taking a stroll through the collection to look at some of these unique features.
Friday, June 17
Guided Tour - 1:00pm
Dogwood Days Members’ Soiree - 6:00pm (Membership required)
Admission free with your membership - purchase your membership and register HERE.
Join your fellow members for a casual wine & cheese soiree to celebrate the spring beauty of the arboretum and its dogwoods in full bloom.
Saturday, June 18
Guided Tour - 1:00p
Dogwood Days Family & Friends Beer Garden - 4:00-6:00pm
Space is limited; tickets must be purchased online and in advance - for tickets click HERE.
Back by popular demand, this year’s Dogwood Days Family & Friends Beer Garden features draft beer from a area brewery. Enjoy live music, kids activities, farm animals and delicious locally crafted draft beer. Cost $20. Ticket price includes one free pour and a grilled sausage or hotdog. Purchase your ticket here. (Rain date Sunday, June 19, 4-6pm).
Sunday, June 19
Guided Tour - 1:00pm
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