It’s not too late to register for 2014 Summer Archaeology Institute at the Wakefield Estate! The Wakefield Estate’s Summer Archaeology Institute is designed for high school students interested in learning about archaeology and local history. Participants conduct an actual archaeological excavation on site under the direction of graduate students from Boston University. The institute is a two-week course that includes a field […]

Join us for a day of fun for families and four-legged friends featuring “dog” related activities. Enjoy a yummy “dog” at our Hot Dog stand before entering your pooch in ourlight-hearted dog show at 1:00 for kids and adults where every dog gets a ribbon. The whole family can enjoy a stroll in the garden and grounds, check out the […]

We love Garden Clubs! and good garden clubs don’t miss an opportunity to visit a gorgeous garden. This week was no exception. The Wakefield Estate played host to Garden Conservancy’s Greater Boston Open Day on Sunday, and gave special tours to the members of Milton Amateur Garden Club, Wollaston Garden Club, and the Landscape Design Council of the Massachusetts Federated […]

This Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy Garden Conservancy Greater Boston Open Day. Start your day with a stroll through hundreds of kousa dogwoods here at the Wakefield Estate, host garden for this year’s Open Days Program. Then grab your map and head out to explore some of the area’s best gardens, all less than 10 miles […]

Dogwood Days 2014!June 8 – 14;10:00 am – 4:00 pm DAILY Each June, the Wakefield Estate welcomes visitors to celebrate the annual blooming of hundreds of Polly Wakefield’s kousa dogwood trees. This year’s Dogwood Days celebrates our organization’s 10th anniversary and will include a week full of special events, including open hours, guided tours, our tree and plant sale and […]

Join us for a day of fun for families and four-legged friends featuring “dog” related activities. Enjoy a yummy “dog” at our Hot Dog stand before entering your pooch in ourlight-hearted dog show at 1:00 for kids and adults where every dog gets a ribbon. The whole family can enjoy a stroll in the garden and grounds, check out the […]

The Mary M. B. Wakefield Charitable Trust will host a garden party on June 7th to celebrate its 10th anniversary and the centennial year of its founder, Mary “Polly” Wakefield. Join your friends for a delightful evening of music, wonderful food and drinks and a silent auction, surrounded by the beautiful gardens planted by Polly Wakefield. Tickets are $50 per person and […]

We hope you have plans to join us at our special Love your mother…Earth! Mayfest on Saturday from 1-4. The day will feature musical entertainment, art activities for kids, interactive installations and a scavenger hunt! This program is co-sponsored by the Wakefield Estate, Artspace Milton, and Sustainable Milton and partly funded through a grant from Milton Junior Women’s Club. For more […]

Registration open for 2014 Summer Archaeology Institute at the Wakefield Estate The Wakefield Estate’s Summer Archaeology Institute is designed for high school students interested in learning about archaeology and local history. Participants conduct an actual archaeological excavation on site under the direction of graduate students from Boston University. The institute is a two-week course that includes a field trip to visit other […]

Join us for the final 2014 Stone Soup and Speakers Series event, April 24 at 5:30 p.m., featuring Susan Martin, Manuscript Processor from Mass Historical Society overseeing the cataloguing of the Polly Wakefield’s family papers. Continuing with this year’s series theme “untold stories in attics and archives,” Susan will share vignettes of those who lived at the Wakefield Estate, based […]