redbud in bloom
Spring's beauty is budding!
The stunning bloom of the redbuds (ours are both red and white) and the ephemeral wildflowers in the estate's Front Garden are harbingers that Spring has truly arrived. Our crabapples, lilacs, silverbells, azaleas, viburnum, and virginia bluebells are providing a dazzling display of purple, blue, pink, and white for visitors to the property. Isn't it time for a springtime stroll?
I never cease to be amazed by the sudden and radical transformation of the landscape from season to season - that's why we invite you to visit the Wakefield Estate at least four times a year!  I want to call special attention to the May 30 tour that we are co-sponsoring with the Arnold Arboretum. In addition to viewing the beautiful gardens and orchards, you will also learn of the unique relationship between this landscape and the Arboretum established many years ago by Polly Wakefield.   Please join us!
 
-Mark Smith
 Executive Director
 

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Wakefield Estate and Arnold Arboretum
co-host special tour

Saturday, May 30, from 10:00am - 12:00 noon,
Join Michael Dosmann, Curator of Living Collections at the Arnold Arboretum and Erica Max, Landscape Supervisor of the Wakefield Estate, for a fascinating tour of the horticultural history of the Wakefield Estate. The tour will showcase Polly Wakefield's interest with tree propagation, which she learned under the guidance of Dr. Donald Wyman, the arboretum's well known plant propagator for many years.   
Fee $20; Pre-registration required.  To register or for more information, call 617-333-0924.
 
garlic weed
WAKEFIELD WEEDERS!
Come to our Ist Garlic Mustard Festival!
May 17, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Learn to identify and pull garlic weed (garlic mustard or Alliaria petiolata), an aggressive, invasive plant originally cultivated for food and medicinal use. There will scientific demonstrations showing the relationship between garlic weed and worms and samples of recipes that use garlic mustard as an ingredient.
Fun and prizes for participants!
For more information, call 617-333-0924.

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!   
If you are interested in participating in any of the wide variety of work projects we have planned for the year ahead, please call 617-333-0924 or email Erica Max to discuss your interests and hear how you can get involved. All ages and all interests welcome! 
Mary M. B. Wakefield Charitable Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Staff:
Mark Smith, Executive Director - email: mark@dogwoodlanefarm.org
Erica Max, Landscape Supervisor and Educational Coordinator - email: erica@dogwoodlanefarm.org
Dave Cafaro, Grounds and Building Maintenance - email: dave@dogwoodlanefarm.org
For more information, call us at (617) 333-0924 or check out our website at wakefieldtrust.org