A hands-on pruning workshop led by the Wakefield Arboretum Director Deb Merriam focusing on woody shrubs and trees. Arboretum Director Debbie Merriam will lead a hands-on pruning workshop. The day will begin with a 30-minute slide presentation in the carriage barn followed by an hour walk around the grounds where several varieties of deciduous and coniferous shrubs and trees will […]

Mushroom Propagation Workshop Saturday, March 26, 11:00 – 12:30 pm Take home your own gourmet mushroom log for years of mushroom harvesting! Don’t miss the Wakefield Estate’s annual mushroom growing workshop on Saturday, March 26th from 11:00-12:30 pm! After an introduction of different mushroom growing methods, we will teach you how to inoculate logs with shiitake mushroom spawn and send you […]

Create a Backyard Compact Orchard Saturday, March 26, 9:00 – 10:30 amLearn how to design and install a compact apple orchard in your backyard. Even with a small yard, you can enjoy fruit from your own trees with minimal effort and cost. This year’s compact orchard workshop will be conducted entirely outdoors. Following a presentation covering all the steps needed […]

For this winter’s Stone Soup Speakers Series, we are focusing on some highlights of our quarterly Dogwood Lane, and sharing a “live” and more in-depth telling of some more intriguing features. The March Zoom presentation will focus on the use of ornamentation in the garden and look at how their use evolved, how these design flourishes are used in garden design. […]

Join us for St. Pat’s Themed Open Hours Mar 12 & 13 We’ve enjoyed opening the grounds to families and friends this winter for open hours to enjoy self-guided walks. This month we will beef things up a bit, collaborating with Sustainable Milton and offering some fun St. Patrick’s Day STEM and science activities for our visitors, along with a […]

Join us Wednesday, March 3rd at 6:30 via zoom for an informative session about new plant pests and pathogens impacting New England gardeners and nature enthusiasts. Arboretum director Deb Merriam will do a brief presentation and discussion of several new invasive species that are beginning to show up in New England. This talk will help participants identify these problematic species, […]

ATTENTION! Saturday Open Hours are CANCELLED. Hope to see you Sunday! With the warm temps, rain and wind on Friday, we anticipate that our paths and surfaces will be muddy and unstable. We expect that surfaces will dry up and freeze by Sunday for Open Hours as scheduled 11 am – 3pm. Bundle up and come out for a refreshing […]

Raise Your Own Backyard Chickens – Workshop 2/26 9:00 -11:00 am IN-PERSON The COVID pandemic has led many to begin gardening and raising their food. Our annual Backyard Homesteading workshops offer a chance to find out how. Our Raising Backyard Chickens session is designed for people interested in learning how to start a backyard chicken coop and grow healthy, productive […]

For us, a highlight of 2021 was the extremely favorable response and interest in recent issues of our quarterly, Dogwood Lane. For this winter’s Stone Soup Speakers Series, we will build on some of the highlights of recent issues, and share a “live” and more in-depth telling of the back story of some of the more intriguing features. The 2022 Stone […]

Many of us can identity a few tree species, like maples and oaks, based on their leaf shapes. Once they shed their leaves in fall, recognizing various tree species can be more difficult but not impossible. A tree’s bark, twigs or buds, leftover fruit or seed pods, overall shape, and other features all provide valuable clues. Join us for a […]