Our January Stone Soup was rescheduled! Hope you will join us Wed. Feb. 3rd for the rescheduled Stone Soup and Speaker event, our first in the 2021 series Meet the “Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum.” There is still time to register by calling 617-333-0924 or emailing us at arboretum@dogwoodlanefarm.org. Once you’ve registered, we’ll send you the zoom link to join us. […]

The Mary May Binney Wakefield Arboretum woody plant collection has been catalogued and can be viewed at: The plantsmap can also be accessed from the “Visit” menu tab on the home page of this website. We are excited to have over 672 plants in our arboretum mapped and navigatable for visitors using plantsmap. Plantsmap is a website community that hosts […]

School Vacation Virtual Field Trips for kids Join us for the first on Jan. 18, 1:00 pm by ZoomWe know students are “zoomed out” of late, but we have found that virtual visits with the animals can be rejuvenative. So, during the winter months, we will be hosting virtual field trips during school vacations for elementary-age students. The field trips […]

For this winter’s Stone Soup speakers series, we will focus inward and 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 story-telling and photos, we hope to engage participants in a conversation that increases people’s understanding and attachment to this beautiful and unique cultural […]

We didn’t let the pandemic keep us from continuing one our favorite holiday traditions! Due to ongoing public health concerns, this year we decided to hold the popular annual wreath-making workshop by zoom. Participants picked up all the supplies they needed to make their holiday wreaths at home. Saturday night we hosted a festive zoom session and provided on a […]

On the last three Wednesdays of October, photographers of all levels and ages strolled the gardens, attempting to capture some of autumn’s remarkable beauty in their pictures. The “best picture” winner is Caitlin Sanchez and her winning photo is displayed below. Some of the other notable entries are included below hers and we will share all the photos on our facebook […]

Join us for the final session in our fall zoom horticulture series and expand your knowledge of conifers. Arboretum Director Debbie Merriam will present this session Thursday, December 3rd at 5:00 pm. Please register here to receive the zoom link or call 617-333-0924. December 3, 5:00 via zoom: Conifers for the New England Landscape Conifers come in all sizes, shapes and colors. The Mary […]

Enjoy nature’s autumn display while enjoying a leisurely socially distanced visit and/or DIYpicnic. We’ll have fun fall-focused activities for all ages including phenology walks, halloween candy hunts, self-guided scavenger hunts and leaf-rubbing. Visitors are welcome to come in their halloween costumes. To register, use these links: October 31 and November 1.

Autumn is one of the prettiest times of the year here, and to celebrate its beauty we are hosting our first photography contest. On the last three Wednesdays of October, we welcome photographers of all levels and ages to stroll the gardens and capture the remarkable autumn landscape in pictures. On those days, the grounds will be open from 2:00-5:00 […]

Fall Family Fun Days for Columbus Day Weekend at the Wakefield Estate Enjoy the autumn colors over Columbus Day weekend! Families and individuals are invited to find a nice spot to take in nature in all its autumn splendor while enjoying a leisurely and socially distanced visit and/or BYO picnic. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the labyrinths, self-guided […]