This series will focus on important elements in our garden that are often overlooked but are instrumental in the ecological cycles happening all year long. This third session session, The Movement of Water in the Landscape, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021 AT 6:30 PM EDT, will look at hydrology, a key factor in the life of the arboretum. Natural and manmade […]

Learn how to design and install a compact apple orchard in your back yard. 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, keeping within the state’s COVID protocols. Following a presentation covering all the steps needed to design and install […]

Welcome Spring with an Equinox Weekend Walks at the Wakefield Estate Arboretum Celebrate the equinox March 20th or 21st by taking a walk outdoors at the Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum. The vernal equinox is the day when daytime and nighttime hours are nearly equal, and the days are getting longer and longer. During these past months, we’ve seen how […]

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 […]