Mar.30.2024
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Spring Garden Walk March 30th |
Mar.23.2024
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Mushroom Propagation Workshop March 23rd |
Feb.24.2024
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Winterfire 2024 |
Dec.16.2023
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Holiday Open House Party 2023 |
Dec.12.2023
- Dec.15.2023
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Holiday Open House 2023 |
Dec.09.2023
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Wreath-making Workshops |
Dec.07.2023
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Wreath-making Workshops |
Nov.18.2023
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Members Fall Garden Tour - Cancelled |
Oct.22.2023
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October-FamilyFest at the MMB Wakefield Arboretum |
Sep.26.2023
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Tree Planting Demonstration at the Milton Public Library |
Aug.10.2023
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August Garden Music - Cancelled |
Jun.09.2023
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Wine, Cheese and Trees, Trivia Tour |
Jun.07.2023
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Summer Garden Music |
Jun.04.2023
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Family Day June 4th, 9:00AM- 4:00PM |
Jun.03.2023
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Dogwood Days Lawn Party June 3rd, 5:00 PM |
May.13.2023
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Local Voices Family Day May 13th, 12:00PM- 4:00PM |
Apr.01.2023
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4th Annual Spring Soup Fest April 1st |
Mar.30.2023
- Mar.30.2023
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March 30, 6:00 PM Stone Soup |
Mar.25.2023
- Mar.25.2023
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Mushroom Propagation Workshop March 25th |
Feb.23.2023
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February Stone Soup Highlights from the Plant Collection: Fifteen Unique Maples |
Feb.18.2023
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Bark Celebration Walk |
Nov.29.2022
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Creating Arrangements with Gathered Materials from the Outdoors |
Nov.05.2022
- Nov.05.2022
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Members' Fall Foliage Open House |
Oct.15.2022
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October Familyfest |
Sep.24.2022
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Drought Impact Assessment Class |
Sep.15.2022
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Rescheduled! Summer Garden Music 9/15: A Musical Mashup from Pianist Michael Leidig |
Sep.01.2022
- Sep.30.2022
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Missed our September e-newsletter? Read it here! |
Jul.26.2022
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CANCELLED! Discover Thoreau's Wild Fruits and Native Plants - Walk & Talk |
Jul.20.2022
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July Summer Garden Music with the delightful bluesy styling of Eric Martin |
Jul.13.2022
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Members’ Mid-summer Evening Garden Tour |
Jun.18.2022
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Dogwood Days Family & Friends Beer Garden |
Jun.16.2022
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Special Evening Dogwood Tour |
Jun.15.2022
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Wine, Cheese, and Dogwood Trees |
Jun.12.2022
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Dogs and Dogwoods Day!!! |
Jun.12.2022
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Dogwood Days Family Yoga |
Jun.11.2022
- Jun.19.2022
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Dogwood Days 2022 |
May.21.2022
- May.22.2022
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Once-a-Month Weekend Open Hours |
May.08.2022
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Mother's Day Tea - Bring Mom Out for a Stroll and Sweets |
Apr.26.2022
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April Stone Soup Series Explores FUNGI! |
Apr.18.2022
- Apr.24.2022
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School Vacation Week Programs |
Apr.09.2022
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Hands-on Pruning Workshop |
Mar.26.2022
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Create a Backyard Compact Orchard |
Mar.26.2022
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Mushroom Propagation Workshop |
Mar.15.2022
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March Stone Soup Speakers Series Explores The Story of Ornamentation in the Garden |
Mar.12.2022
- Mar.13.2022
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Family Open Hours with a St. Pat's STEM Theme 3/12&13 |
Mar.03.2022
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Plant Pest and Pathogen Update for Gardeners and Nature Lovers |
Feb.26.2022
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Raise Your Own Chickens - IN PERSON |
Feb.26.2022
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Winter Tree ID session/walk |
Feb.19.2022
- Feb.20.2022
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Saturday Open Hours are CANCELLED; Visit Sunday 2/20 11-3 |
Feb.08.2022
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February Stone Soup: A presentation and discussion about The Nature of Oaks |
Jan.26.2022
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2022 Stone Soup Explores Quarterly Highlights - Jan: Renovation of the Davenport Mansioni |
Jan.22.2022
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Winter Tree ID Workshop & Tour |
Jan.08.2022
- Jan.09.2022
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2022 Second Saturday & Sunday Open Hours |
Jan.08.2022
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Winterfire 2022 |
Dec.12.2021
- Dec.14.2021
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Holiday Open House |
Dec.12.2021
- Dec.14.2021
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NEW! Arboretum by Lights Stroll Dec 10; 12-14th |
Dec.11.2021
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Merry Historic Milton FamilyFest |
Dec.10.2021
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Holiday Open House starts Dec. 10, continues Dec. 12-14 |
Dec.10.2021
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Arboretum By Lights Stroll |
Dec.09.2021
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Wreath-making Workshop |
Dec.08.2021
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Wreath-making Workshop |
Nov.13.2021
- Nov.14.2021
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Final Second Saturday and Sunday Open Hours of 2021 |
Nov.07.2021
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Fall Foliage Family Fun Days |
Nov.06.2021
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Fall Foliage Family Fun Days |
Oct.09.2021
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3rd annual Blue Hills October Family Fest |
Sep.22.2021
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Equinox Evening Garden Tour |
Sep.11.2021
- Sep.12.2021
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Second Saturday and Sunday Open Hours |
Aug.19.2021
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August Third Thursday Evening Garden Tour |
Aug.18.2021
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More Summer Garden Music Wed. 8/18 with the Rozzicats! |
Aug.14.2021
- Aug.14.2021
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Second Sat and Sun Open Hours and Family Fun Days |
Jul.21.2021
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POSTPONED TO 7/22! Garden Music with Franc Graham |
Jul.15.2021
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Third Thursday Evening Garden Tour - July 15, 6:30 pm |
Jul.10.2021
- Jul.11.2021
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Second Sat and Sun Open Hours with Family Fun Days |
Jun.05.2021
- Jun.20.2021
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Dogwood Days - the complete schedule |
May.09.2021
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Mother's Day Tea with a Twist (of lemon perhaps!) |
May.03.2021
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Our Arboretum Through a Magnifying Glass: Spring Ephemerals |
Apr.30.2021
- May.01.2021
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Celebrate Arbor Day at our Arboretum |
Apr.19.2021
- Apr.23.2021
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Actual and Virtual Visits for School Vacation Week |
Apr.07.2021
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Our Arboretum Through a Magnifying Glass: The movement of water in the landscape |
Mar.31.2021
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March Stone Soup: The Nature and Evolution of our Programs |
Mar.27.2021
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CANCELLED! Planning and Creating a Compact Orchard Workshop |
Mar.21.2021
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Equinox Weekend Walks |
Mar.20.2021
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Equinox Weekend Walks |
Mar.10.2021
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Our Arboretum Through a Magnifying Glass: Winter Wildlife |
Feb.24.2021
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February Stone Soup: "Discovering the Stories of the Land" |
Feb.18.2021
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School Vacation Virtual Field Trips for kids |
Feb.16.2021
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School Vacation Virtual Field Trips for kids |
Feb.10.2021
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Our Arboretum Through a Magnifying Glass: "The Wonderful World of Bark" |
Feb.04.2021
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VIRTUAL Backyard Homesteading Series: Raising Your Own Chickens |
Jan.27.2021
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2021 Virtual Stone Soup Series Kicks Off Jan. 27th |
Jan.18.2021
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School Vacation Virtual Field Trip for kids |
Dec.05.2020
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Wreath Making Kits Offered for DIY Holiday Wreath Session |
Dec.03.2020
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Fall Garden Series by Zoom: Conifers for the New England Landscape |
Oct.31.2020
- Nov.01.2020
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Halloween Weekend Open Hours 10/31 and 11/1 |
Oct.14.2020
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Can You Capture Nature's Beauty? Autumn Photography Contest 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 |
Oct.12.2020
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Extra Session Added! Family Visit with the Animals 10/12 |
Oct.10.2020
- Oct.12.2020
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Fall Family Fun Days Columbus Day Weekend 10/10-12 |
Oct.01.2020
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Expand Your Garden Knowledge via Monthly Zoom Garden Classes |
Sep.25.2020
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Bring the Family Out for a Visit with the Wakefield Animals |
Sep.22.2020
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Garden Haiku and Celebration of the Autumnal Equinox |
Sep.16.2020
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Join us for an Evening Garden Tour - Wed Sept. 16th |
Aug.30.2020
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Garden Yoga |
Aug.29.2020
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Grow Your Own Mushrooms! 8/29 |
Aug.19.2020
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Evening Garden Tours |
Aug.18.2020
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300 years of history: Exploring the Davenport Farm through Archaeology |
Jul.29.2020
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Garden Work Shop Series - Session Two |
Jul.23.2020
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"Ask the Gardeners!" Thursdays at 10 am in July |
Jul.22.2020
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Garden Work Shop Series - Session One |
Jul.16.2020
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"Ask the Gardeners!" Thursdays at 10 am in July |
Jul.15.2020
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Jr. Naturalist program - a virtual summer camp for kids (of all ages!) |
Jul.09.2020
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"Ask the Gardeners!" Thursdays at 10 am in July |
Jul.08.2020
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Jr. Naturalist program - a virtual summer camp for kids (of all ages!) |
May.18.2020
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Walden Warming - a Zoom lecture by Richard Primack |
Apr.01.2020
- Apr.30.2020
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April will be a quieter month here than what we had originally planned for! |
Mar.28.2020
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CANCELLED: Backyard Homesteading: Create a Compact Orchard |
Mar.26.2020
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CANCELLED March Stone Soup |
Mar.07.2020
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2nd Annual Blue Hills Winter Soupfest - Hearty homemade soups & craft beer. |
Feb.27.2020
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2nd Stone Soup Event Examines Rachel Carson |
Feb.27.2020
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2020 Stone Soup and Speaker Series: Voices from our past; visions for our future - Rachel Carson |
Feb.08.2020
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Raise Your Own Backyard Chickens - Live closer to the earth! |
Feb.08.2020
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Winterfire 2020! now scheduled for Sat, Feb 8th |
Jan.30.2020
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2020 Stone Soup & Speaker Series kicks off 1/30: Voices from our past; vision for our future |
Jan.25.2020
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ATTN! Winterfire 2020 postponed to Sat. Feb 8th! |
Dec.11.2019
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Holiday Open House Opening Reception |
Dec.10.2019
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Wreath-Making Workshop |
Dec.03.2019
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Wreath Making Workshop |
Nov.14.2019
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Fall Holiday Inspiration with Lisa Ahern |
Nov.02.2019
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3rd Annual Blue Hills Great Estates Fall Foliage Day |
Oct.05.2019
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Conifer Day Celebration and Open Garden |
Oct.05.2019
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2nd annual Blue Hills Octoberfest at the Wakefield Estate |
Sep.22.2019
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Garden Music for Families with Abby Vail |
Sep.14.2019
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Garden Yoga (raindate: Sunday, Sept.15) |
Jul.27.2019
- Aug.10.2019
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Special Summer Visiting Hours - Saturdays in July |
Jul.20.2019
- Aug.03.2019
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Special Summer Visiting Hours - Saturdays in July |
Jul.13.2019
- Jul.27.2019
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Special Summer Visiting Hours - Saturdays in July |
Jun.08.2019
- Jun.15.2019
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Dogwood Days 2019: A Week-long Celebration |
May.11.2019
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Celebrating Spring, Mothers, & Gardens, including Garden Yoga at 1:00 |
May.02.2019
- May.04.2019
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Exhition: Bird Art: Audubon’s Royal Octavo May 2-4 |
May.01.2019
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Artweek Milton: May 1 Lecture: Audubon's Royal Octavo: The Democratization of Natural History |
Apr.27.2019
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Backyard Homesteading: Identifying and Managing Invasive Species |
Apr.27.2019
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Managing Invasive Species Workshop |
Apr.26.2019
- Apr.29.2019
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Help us collect Observations for the Boston Nature Challenge! |
Apr.19.2019
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Earth Celebration Day 4/19! |
Mar.30.2019
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Backyard Homesteading Grow Your Own Mushrooms! |
Mar.27.2019
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March Stone Soup and Speaker: Sharing Anecdotes from Family History |
Mar.16.2019
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Backyard Homesteading: Create a Compact Orchard |
Mar.09.2019
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Cultivating Legacies: New England Women in Horticulture and Landscape Design |
Feb.27.2019
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February Stone Soup & Speaker Series: Horticultural Research |
Feb.23.2019
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1st Annual Blue Hills Winter Soupfest |
Feb.09.2019
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Raising Your Own Backyard Chickens Workshop |
Jan.30.2019
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January Stone Soup - A Deeper Look with BPS's Holly Rosa |
Dec.05.2018
- Dec.09.2018
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Join us for our Holiday Open House - Opening Reception Dec. 5th 4-8 pm |
Nov.29.2018
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Wreath-making Workshop |
Nov.04.2018
- Nov.05.2018
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2nd Annual Blue Hills Great Estates Fall Foliage Weekend |
Nov.03.2018
- Nov.04.2018
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2nd Annual Blue Hills Great Estates Fall Foliage Weekend |
Oct.20.2018
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Blue Hills Octoberfest |
Oct.17.2018
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Holiday Floral Demo with Cedar Grove's Lisa Ahern 10/16 |
Oct.13.2018
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Wakefield Wellness Day POSTPONED to Sunday, Oct. 14 |
Aug.15.2018
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August Summer Music Event Features Electric Standard |
Jul.23.2018
- Aug.03.2018
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Sumner Archaeology Institute for Teens Session Two |
Jul.22.2018
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Explore Fungi at The Wakefield Estate with Boston Mycological Club |
Jul.22.2018
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Explore Fungi at The Wakefield Estate Sunday, 7/22 |
Jul.18.2018
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July Third Wednesday Garden Music features Franc Graham July 18 |
Jul.09.2018
- Jul.20.2018
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Sumner Archaeology Institute for Teens Session 1 Begins |
Jun.09.2018
- Jun.16.2018
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2018 Dogwood Days! A week-long celebration, June 9-16 |
May.20.2018
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ATTN: TRILLIUM EVENT MOVING TO SUNDAY, May 20th |
May.13.2018
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Join us on Mother's Day for a stroll and a spot of Tea! |
May.12.2018
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Volunteer Work Day - Help us spruce up for Dogwood Days! |
Apr.25.2018
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April Stone Soup - Digging Deeper in the Estate's Plant Collection |
Apr.20.2018
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Arbor Day Earth Celebration |
Mar.31.2018
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Mushroom Propagation Workshop 3/31 |
Mar.28.2018
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March Stone Soup - Digging Deeper with Furniture Conservator Robert Mussey |
Mar.24.2018
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Planning and Creating a Compact Orchard |
Feb.28.2018
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February Stone Soup - Digging Deeper with Archaeologist Dr. Sara Belkin |
Feb.17.2018
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Time to take on the Gypsy Moths! |
Feb.10.2018
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Raising Your Own Backyard Chickens Workshop 2/10 |
Jan.31.2018
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Stone Soup and Speaker Series 2018: "Digging Deeper" Launches 1/31 |
Jan.20.2018
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Join us for Winterfire 2018: A Light Shines in the Darkness 1/21 |
Dec.15.2017
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Merry Historic Milton: Progressive Tasting Trolley Tour |
Dec.13.2017
- Dec.17.2017
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Catch the Holiday Spirit at the Wakefield Estate's Annual Holiday Open House |
Dec.13.2017
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Holiday Open House Opening Reception Dec. 13th |
Nov.30.2017
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Make a Holiday Wreath Workshop Nov. 30th |
Nov.09.2017
- Dec.01.2017
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Order your hand-made holiday wreath today!! |
Nov.08.2017
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Holiday Inspiration with Lisa Ahern Wed. Nov. 8th |
Nov.04.2017
- Nov.05.2017
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Blue Hills Great Estates Fall Foliage Tour Nov. 4-5 |
Sep.17.2017
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OPEN HOURS FROM 1-4 pm |
Sep.15.2017
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September Summer Garden Music Features Milton’s Own Songmaster Eric Martin |
Aug.30.2017
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August Garden Music Event Features Local singer/songwriter Dean Stevens 8/30 |
Jul.26.2017
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Summer Garden Music 7/26th Features Local Songster Richie Parsons and his Trio |
Jun.17.2017
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Join us for our 5th Dogwood Days Garden Party -June 17th! |
Jun.14.2017
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Wine, Cheese, Trees, and Trivia |
Jun.11.2017
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Garden Conservancy Open Day 6/10: Opening the Gates to a Cluster of Great Gardens |
Jun.10.2017
- Jun.17.2017
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Make Plans to Visit During 2017 Dogwood Days-June 10-17 |
Jun.10.2017
- Jun.11.2017
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Central New England Woodturners Show, Sale, and Demo 6/10 and 6/11 |
Jun.10.2017
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Bring the Family Out for Dogs and Dogwoods 6/10 |
Jun.10.2017
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Bonsai Workshop, Saturday, June 10th at 11:00 |
May.21.2017
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Sunday Open Hours 1:00-4:00 pm through June - but NOT 5/28 |
May.14.2017
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Take Mom Out for a Mother's Day Stroll and a Spot of Tea! |
May.13.2017
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Volunteer Work Day - Help us spruce up for Dogwood Days! |
Apr.26.2017
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April Stone Soup: Tom Palmer on Eliot's Reforestation of Blue Hill 4/26 |
Apr.21.2017
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Arbor Day Earth Celebration |
Apr.12.2017
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Lecture: Peter Gray on The Power of Play-April 12th |
Apr.08.2017
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Mushroom Growing Workshop 4/8 |
Mar.29.2017
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March Stone Soup: Alan Banks on 19C Parks Creation |
Mar.18.2017
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ATTN! DATE CHANGE: Creating a Compact Orchard 3/25!!! |
Feb.22.2017
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February Stone Soup 2/22 with MHS's Jon Green |
Feb.11.2017
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Want fresh eggs? Learn How to Raise Your Own Chicken Workshop 2/11 |
Jan.28.2017
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Winter Propagation Workshop 1/28 |
Jan.21.2017
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A Light Shines in the Darkness: Winterfire 2017 1/21 |
Dec.10.2016
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Wildlife Ornament Making for Families |
Dec.09.2016
- Nov.14.2016
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Join us for our 7th Annual Holiday Open House 12/8-14 |
Dec.08.2016
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Opening Reception - 7th Annual Holiday Open House |
Dec.01.2016
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Make a Holiday Wreath Workshop |
Nov.09.2016
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Grab Your Spot! Holiday Inspiration with Lisa Ahern Nov. 9th |
Oct.22.2016
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CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER -Help us celebrate (and save) bats Sat. October 22n |
Oct.22.2016
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CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Join us for our Fairy Fest! |
Oct.02.2016
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Attention 10/2: Today's open hours are cancelled. |
Oct.02.2016
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Open Garden Hours Oct. 2nd |
Sep.25.2016
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Open Garden Hours Sept. 25th |
Sep.24.2016
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Reading, Looking & Writing: Poetry Workshop 9/24 |
Aug.31.2016
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August Garden Music Event Features Eric Martin |
Jul.27.2016
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Summer Garden Music Series |
Jul.05.2016
- Jul.29.2016
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Does Your Teen Have Summer Plans? Session One begins 7/5 |
Jun.19.2016
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Sunday Open Hours June 19th and June 26th |
Jun.04.2016
- Jun.12.2016
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Dogwood Days 2016: A Week-long Celebration |
May.22.2016
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Sunday Open Hours 1:00-4:00 pm |
May.19.2016
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May Stone Soup: SAI Archaeologist Sara Belkin Shares Her Journey of Discovery |
May.15.2016
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Sunday Open Hours 1:00-4:00 pm |
May.14.2016
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Backyard Homesteading: Proper Planting Techniques and Spring Clean-up |
May.14.2016
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Help out at Volunteer Day at the Wakefield Estate May 14th from 12 noon - 3 p14 |
Apr.28.2016
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April Stone Soup 4/28: Deb Merriam Shares Safari Stories |
Apr.16.2016
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Mushroom Growing Workshop |
Apr.14.2016
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Spring Floral Demo with Lisa Ahern |
Apr.09.2016
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Seeing a lot of winter damage in your yard? Restorative Pruning 4/9 |
Mar.31.2016
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March Stone Soup: Patty O'Neill and Birding around the World 3/31 |
Mar.19.2016
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Planning and Creating a Compact Orchard |
Feb.27.2016
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Raising Your Own Chickens 2/27 |
Feb.25.2016
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February Stone Soup 2/25: Travels with Polly |
Jan.28.2016
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2016 Stone Soup and Speaker Series Begins Thursday, January 28th |
Jan.16.2016
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Family Felting Class Offered Jan. 16 for Holiday Weekend Fun |
Jan.09.2016
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Join us for our 6th Annual Winterfire Jan. 9th |
Dec.10.2015
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Sixth annual Holiday Open House December 10th |
Dec.05.2015
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Family Wreath and Birdseed Ornament-making Workshop Dec. 5 |
Dec.02.2015
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Wreath-Making Workshop to be held Dec. 2nd |
Dec.01.2015
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Talk by Noted Educator David Sobel Dec. 1 |
Nov.11.2015
- Dec.02.2015
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Order a Hand-crafted Holiday Wreath! Deadline: Dec. 2nd! |
Nov.11.2015
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Do Your Part! Veteran’s Day Drop-in Volunteer Day at Wakefield Estate 11/11 |
Nov.04.2015
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Holiday Inspiration with Lisa of Cedar Grove |
Oct.17.2015
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Final Third Saturday Open Hours |
Oct.15.2015
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Final week of Open Hours |
Oct.08.2015
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Final 2 weeks of Open Hours |
Oct.01.2015
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Open Hours Continue |
Sep.24.2015
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Open Hours Continue |
Sep.19.2015
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Third Saturday Open Hours Continue |
Sep.19.2015
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Drop-In Volunteer Work Day |
Sep.17.2015
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Open Hours Continue |
Sep.17.2015
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Third Thursday Garden Music Series Thursday, September 17th |
Sep.10.2015
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Open Hours Continue |
Sep.03.2015
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Open Hours Continue |
Aug.27.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Aug.22.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Third Saturdays - 2:00-5:00 pm |
Aug.20.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Aug.20.2015
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Third Thursday Garden Music Series Thursday, August 20th |
Aug.13.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Aug.06.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Jul.30.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Jul.23.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Jul.18.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Third Saturdays - 2:00-5:00 pm |
Jul.16.2015
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Summer Open Hours - Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm |
Jul.16.2015
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Third Thursday Garden Music Series Thursday, July 16th |
Jun.21.2015
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Dads, Dogs, and Dogwoods- a family fun event! |
Jun.20.2015
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Bonsai Workshop |
Jun.14.2015
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Dogwood Days 2016: A Week-long Celebration |
May.16.2015
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Family Fairy Festival |
May.13.2015
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Spring Floral Inspiration with Lisa Ahern of Cedar Grove |
May.09.2015
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Volunteer Work Day - Help us spruce up for Dogwood Days! |
Apr.30.2015
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April Stone Soup Profiles One of Nature's Showstoppers: the Dove Tree 4/30 |
Apr.11.2015
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Horticultural Triage: Assessing and Repairing Your Winter-damaged Landscape |
Mar.26.2015
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March Stone Soup 3/26 Profiles the Remarkable Dawn Redwood |
Mar.21.2015
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Planning and Creating a Compact Orchard |
Feb.26.2015
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2015 Stone Soup Series: Great Trees of the Estate - Portrait of the Apple |
Feb.07.2015
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Backyard Homesteading: Raising Your Own Chickens |
Feb.05.2015
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2015 Stone Soup Series: Great Trees of the Estate - Portrait of the White Pine |
Jan.10.2015
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Winterfire: Our 5th Annual Mid-winter Garden Stroll |
Dec.10.2014
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Fifth Annual Holiday Open House |
Dec.03.2014
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Order a Hand-crafted, Locally-sourced Holiday Wreath! |
Dec.03.2014
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Wreath Making Workshop |
Dec.02.2014
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Opening Reception December 2nd for Library’s Exhibit of Polly Wakefield’s Watercolors |
Nov.19.2014
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Holiday Inspiration with Lisa Ahern of Cedar Grove |
Nov.11.2014
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Volunteer Work Day - Help us with fall-clean-up! |
Oct.18.2014
- Oct.19.2014
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Members Open Weekend |
Sep.26.2014
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Autumnal Fire |
Sep.17.2014
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Wednesday Open Hours Extended! Check out our new labyrinth. |
Aug.13.2014
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Try "Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon." Summer Open Hours |
Jun.08.2014
- Jun.14.2014
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Dogwood Days 2014: A Week-long Celebration |
Jun.07.2014
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10th Anniversary Garden Party |
May.10.2014
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Spring Shearing Day |
May.10.2014
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Love Your Mother Earth Celebration |
Apr.24.2014
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Earth Art for Families |
Apr.24.2014
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Stone Soup 4/24: Stories from the attic - Vignettes of those who once lived at the Estate |
Mar.29.2014
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Pruning Practicum, a "hands-on" opportunity to practice pruning |
Mar.27.2014
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Stone Soup 3/27: A Vintage Photo Slide Show |
Mar.08.2014
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Creating a compact orchard for your backyard |
Feb.27.2014
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Stone Soup 2/27: Maritta Manning Cronin discussing Thacher Farm |
Feb.08.2014
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Raising Your Own Backyard Chickens |
Feb.01.2014
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Winterfire: Our 4th Annual Mid-winter Garden Stroll |
Jan.30.2014
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Stone Soup Series: Brian Sullivan discussing "If Ever Two Were One" |
Jan.11.2014
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Winterfire - UPDATE rescheduled to Feb. 1 |
Jan.11.2014
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Enjoy the glow of the Winterfire at the Wakefield Estate |
Dec.14.2013
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4th Annual Holiday Open House |
Dec.12.2013
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4th Annual Holiday Open House |
Dec.04.2013
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Make your Own Spectacular Holiday Wreath |
Dec.02.2013
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Order a Hand-crafted Holiday Wreath! Deadline: Dec. 2nd! |
Nov.13.2013
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Holiday Inspiration with Lisa: Floral Decorating Demo |
Nov.01.2013
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Post-Halloween Pumpkin Drop |
Oct.05.2013
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Propagation: Starting Your Own Arboretum Collection |
Sep.20.2013
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Autumnal Equinox Fire and Tree Sale |
Jun.14.2013
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Dogwood Fire |
Jun.09.2013
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Dogs and Dogwoods Day |
Jun.08.2013
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Garden Conservancy Open Days Program |
Jun.07.2013
- Jun.14.2013
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Dogwood Days 2013: A Weeklong Celebration |
May.30.2013
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May Stone Soup: the State of our Climate and Plants |
May.11.2013
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Spring Shearing Day |
May.02.2013
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Spring Floral Demo with Lisa Ahern |
Apr.25.2013
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Stone Soup Series: Taber Keally on the state of the Neponset River watershed |
Apr.19.2013
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Earth Art Celebration |
Apr.14.2013
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Backyard Homesteading: Beekeeping - Greet the new Queen |
Mar.28.2013
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Stone Soup Series: The State of Bees with Ed Karle |
Mar.16.2013
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Creating a compact orchard for your backyard |
Mar.16.2013
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Pruning Practicum, a "hands-on" opportunity to practice pruning |
Feb.28.2013
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Stone Soup Series: Preservation in Milton |
Feb.16.2013
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RESCHEDULED! Raising Your Own Backyard Chickens |
Feb.09.2013
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Backyard Chickens |
Jan.31.2013
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Stone Soup Series: Backyard Invasives |
Jan.12.2013
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Winterfire: Our 3rd Annual Mid-winter Garden Stroll |
Nov.10.2012
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Winter Prep Pruning and Maintenance |
Oct.28.2012
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Seed Scavenger Hunt/Pumpkin Carving |
Oct.11.2012
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Fall Floral Decorating Inspiration with Lisa |
Sep.21.2012
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Autumnal Equinox Fire |
Jul.10.2012
- Aug.15.2012
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2012 Wakefield Estate Summer Landscape Internship |
Jul.09.2012
- Aug.03.2012
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Attention Teens! Sign up now for 2012 Summer Archaeology Institute |
Jun.13.2012
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Lecture: The 'Stuff’ of History: The Material Culture of a Milton Founding Family |
Jun.02.2012
- Jun.03.2012
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Dogwood Days and Open House! |
Jun.02.2012
- Jun.03.2012
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Plein Air Painting |
May.15.2012
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Lecture: Hidden History: Archaeological Investigations at the Wakefield Estate |
May.12.2012
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Spring Shearing Day |
May.02.2012
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Lecture: The Davenport Farm: An overview of its history, evolution and occupants from 1707-2012 |
Apr.22.2012
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Backyard Homesteading Series: A Primer on Beekeeping |
Apr.20.2012
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Earth Art! Family Outdoor Art Exploration |
Apr.07.2012
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Pruning Your Backyard Trees and Shrubs |
Mar.24.2012
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Creating a compact orchard for your backyard |
Feb.11.2012
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Backyard Homesteading Series: Backyard Chickens |
Jan.07.2012
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Winterfire: our 2nd Annual Mid-winter Garden Stroll and Ski |
Nov.16.2011
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Holiday Decorating Inspiration with Lisa Ahern |
Oct.30.2011
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Cabbage Night Pumpkin Carving and Pre -Halloween Fun |
Sep.24.2011
- Sep.25.2011
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2011 ISA Women's Tree Climbing Workshop |
Sep.23.2011
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Autumnal Equinox Evening Garden Tour |
Jul.21.2011
- Jul.21.2011
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Jun.11.2011
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Dogwood Days - Come out and take a stroll! |
Jun.04.2011
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Dogwood Days - See the dazzling display of blooms! |
Apr.13.2011
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Bring Spring Inside! Spring Floral Decorating Demo |
Apr.02.2011
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Creating a Compact Orchard |
Feb.12.2011
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Backyard Chickens |
Jan.22.2011
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Mid-winter Evening Garden Tour |
Dec.15.2010
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2nd Annual Holiday Open House |
Nov.10.2010
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Holiday Inspiration with Lisa |
Oct.17.2010
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1st Annual Tour de Coops |
Oct.10.2010
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Learn How to Prepare Kimchi |
Oct.02.2010
- Oct.03.2010
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2nd Annual Women¹s Tree Climbing Workshop |
Sep.30.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Sep.27.2010
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"Take A Child Outside Week" Open House |
Sep.23.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Sep.16.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Sep.09.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Aug.26.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Aug.19.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Aug.12.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Aug.05.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Jul.29.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Jul.22.2010
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Wakefield Estate Open Site (3-5 pm) and Guided Tour (4 pm) |
Jul.06.2010
- Aug.12.2010
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2010 Summer Intern Crew Begins! |
Jul.05.2010
- Jul.16.2010
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Summer Archeology Institute for High School Students - Session 2 |
Jun.14.2010
- Jun.25.2010
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Summer Archeology Institute for High School Students - Session 1 |
Jun.11.2010
- Jun.12.2010
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Dogwood Days - Enjoy the estate's magnificent Kousa Dogwood collection in FULL BLOOM! |
May.01.2010
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Creating a Compact Orchard |
Apr.24.2010
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Beekeeping |
Mar.20.2010
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Creating Backyard Wildlife Habitat |
Feb.06.2010
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Backyard Chickens |
Jan.09.2010
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Backyard Homesteading Workshop Series: Fruit Trees |
Jan.02.2010
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First Day Stone Soup and Nature Walk |
Nov.19.2009
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Holiday Decorations and Tablescapes |
Oct.23.2009
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Davenport Farmhouse Tour and Talk |