Dogwood Days 2021: It’s Happening! Our annual celebration of Polly Wakefield’s legacy and her kousa dogwood collection will take place over two weeks this year,  June 5 – 20. We will be updating the Dogwood Days calendar of events with information and details on this page – so please visit here often for the latest updates. This year’s Dogwood Days […]

“New” discovery about The Lady of the Lake Mural Another important discovery! If you have visited the Isaac Davenport Mansion, you will certainly remember the monochrome mural that graces the walls of the dining room. In March, we learned from Lorraine Bigrigg, Partner and Senior Conservator at Studio TKM Associates that the mural was produced in the 19th century by the Zuber […]

While the arboretum’s annual membership campaign takes place each June and coincides with the spectacular bloom of Polly’s Wakefield legacy – over 300 kousa dogwood trees – and our annual Dogwood Days celebration, you can become a member throughout the year! Your membership supports innovative educational programs for all ages, including programs in archaeology, horticulture, historic research and preservation, environmental education […]

Actual and Virtual Visits for School Vacation Week Monday, April 19-Friday, April 23, 10:00 am-3:00 pm Special activity offered by Zoom daily at 11:00 am For this year’s April vacation we invite you to visit – either actually or virtually – to enjoy the special time of spring with your family. During our open hours (requiring registration via this link) enjoy a self-guided […]

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 […]