2021 Can Be A Great Year in Your Garden! 3 Session Series to Expand your Gardening Knowledge Begins October 1st. Had enough of this year and ready for 2021? Spending time on your garden this fall is a great way to plan for, anticipate, and most importantly, look forward to next year. On October 1st, the Wakefield Estate will launch […]

Bring the family out for to the Wakefield Estate for a “Visit with the Animals” Friday, Sept. 25 starting at 4:00. Visitors will have a chance to meet Betty and Navajo, the lovely and engaging female guard llamas, and the three sheep they “protect,” Dart, Bug, and Ashe. Families will also have the opportunity to enjoy a visit with the Flora […]

This year’s autumnal equinox, the day when autumn begins, falls on September 22. The word “equinox” is derived from the Latin aequinoctium, from aequus (equal) and nox (noctis) (night). Twice each year, on the first day of spring and first day of autumn,  the sun passes directly above the equator as the earth makes its yearly trek around the sun, […]

Evening Garden Tours Wednesday, September 16; 5:30-7:00 pm Join us for a relaxing (and social distanced) evening garden stroll! Enjoy a small group garden tour guided by our staff. Admission limited to 20. Reservations and masks required. Rain or shine; $10. Please RSVP by calling 617-333-0924 or reserve your spot through this link.

More relaxing (and social distanced) garden visits are scheduled for September due to the positive response from our visitors. This month, we offer a contemplative visit to the labyrinth, evening garden stroll, and/or family visit with the animals. Admission limited to 15. Reservations and masks required. $10. Please RSVP by calling 617-333-0924 or reserve your spot through the links below. These events […]

This month on Wednesday, August 18th at 7:00 pm, we will be hosting an exciting session via zoom featuring archaeologist Sara Belkin, who completed her doctoral thesis in archeology at Boston University based on her research here over many summers. As the director of our Summer Archaeology Institute, a two-week program for high school-age youth, Sara was able to learn […]

Join us tonight, Wednesday, July 29, 6:00 pm, for the second of two in-depth gardening sessions to “dig deeper” into your gardening knowledge. What’s going on in your yard? Phenology is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life.This class consists of a 45-minute power point and discussion on this […]

What’s blooming? Hydrangeas! and they are a “hive” of activity, attracting a variety of native bees as well as honeybees, moths and butterflies and of course, hummingbirds. Enjoy this photo album of the wide variety of hydrangeas now in bloom at the estate.

Enjoy some of our programs virtually! We are developing an array of online programs for all ages and interests. To attend any future virtual events on our calendar, register through the event link and the Zoom invite will be sent one day before the event. Take a look at the exciting online programs that we’ve hosted so far: Jr. Naturalist program – a virtual […]

Magnolias are an especially fascinating genus of flowering plants. With over 200 species in the genus, the magnolia is thought to be one of the first flowering plants to evolve, even before bees! Coniferous species existed before flowering plants and it is easy to imagine that magnolias descended from conifers as the seed pods generally look a great deal like […]