Calendar of Events

2008 Calendar of Events at the Wakefield Estate

 

We will be adding events and programs throughout the year – please visit our website  often to see the latest additions.  For more information about any of these events, contact Wakefield staff.

 

OCTOBER

Sat October 25; 9:00am–4:00pm

Wakefield Estate Offers Workshop on Tree Propagation
1 session in 2 parts, morning and afternoon. Participants can take either or both.

Join Arnold Arboretum propagator Jack Alexander to learn basic techniques for propagating most woody plants in a special abbreviated version of the 2-day workshop he has taught for decades at the Arnold Arboretum. The workshop will take place at the Wakefield estate on Brush Hill Rd in Milton.

 

The workshop will be offered in two sessions; participants can choose either or both of the sessions. The morning session will focus on seed collection and propagation. The afternoon session will focus  on hardwood cuttings and preparation of a propagation case.  Participants will plant cuttings and seeds in their new propagation cases to take home with them.

While materials will be provided, participants are encouraged to bring their own hand pruners, a sharp knife and an apron if they desire. Some plant material will be collected from the Wakefield Estate grounds regardless of weather, so dress accordingly.

 

Fee $90 for the full day, or $50 for either the morning or the afternoon session singly.

Bring your own brown bag lunch; beverages provided.

 

Pre-registration required; space is limited. Call 617-333-0924 to pre-register or for more information.

Cost for all materials is factored into the class fee.

 

Sunday, October 26; 3:00-5:00pm

Fall Bulb Planting Day for Friends of the Wakefield Estate

Join us in planting daffodils and other spring bulbs in some select areas of the Wakefield Estate’s grounds.

Families welcome and encouraged to participate! Bring your own tools or feel free to use ours for the day. We will have light refreshments to quench your thirst when you are done.

For more information call, 617-333-0924.

 

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 6; 3:00-dusk (sunset @ 4:47 pm)

Wakefield Estate Open Hours

Enjoy a self-guided walk among the formal gardens, the apple orchard and dogwood groves planted by Polly Wakefield. Wakefield staff are available for a guided tour of the property at 4:00pm each Thursday.  For more information call 617-333-0924.

 

Thursday, November 13; 3:00-dusk (sunset @ 4:40 pm)

Wakefield Estate Open Hours (see above) For more information call 617-333-0924.

 

Thursday, November 20; 3:00-dusk (sunset @ 4:34 pm)

Wakefield Estate Open Hours (see above) For more information call 617-333-0924.

 

Saturday, November 22; 3:00-dusk (sunset @ 4:34 pm)

Wakefield Estate Presents a Morning of Holiday Decoration Demonstrations
As the Fall foliage is fading and falling to the ground, it’s a nice time to dress up your window boxes and containers with holiday trim and branches, and put festive decorations around the house and on the door. The Mary M. B. Wakefield Estate is sponsoring two demonstration sessions the morning of November 22 to help you get inspired. The two sessions will be held at the Wakefield Estate on Brush Hill Rd in Milton.

Starting at 9 a.m., Deborah Trickett of The Captured Garden (http://www.thecapturedgarden.com) will present “Creating Winter Window boxes and Containers,” showing how to keep window boxes and containers looking beautiful during the stark winter months.

 

After a break for refreshments, floral designer and buyer/merchandiser Lisa Ahern of Cedar Grove Gardens, (911 Adams St. Dorchester, http://www.cedargrovegardens.com) will present “Creating Holiday Wreaths and Decorations for the Home” at 10:30 a.m.

Both sessions are demonstrations, so those attending will leave with lots of great ideas, but not finished products. However there will be a raffle of the items created during both sessions.  Following the two demonstrations, participants can join Erica Max, the Wakefield Estate’s Landscape Supervisor for a guided walk around the property to collect material to use later on their own projects.

Pre-registration required. Suggested donation is $15; space is limited.  Please call 617-333-0924 to register.