LILAC WOW! Moment ~ Today, 10am – 4pm, Open Garden
It’s a Lilac Wow! Moment ~ for all our early blooming lilacs which include the Oblata, Hyacinthiflora, and now the Vulgaris… If you’re local and you know it… stop by […]
New Job: Programs Coordinator!
Thanks again to our generous donor base and program sponsors for supporting our capacity to create and offer this new employment opportunity! The Programs Coordinator role will make a 5th
Our Growing Lilac Collection & Community
One-hundred plus total lilac plants. One-hundred varieties. Eighty-six planted. Thirty nursery pots. Sixty-six mature shrubs are wheelchair-accessible, from an ADA compliant hardscape trail built by Karl R Ackerman. It’s our
Earth Week & Arboretum Offerings
Wednesday, 4/22, is Earth Day, and Friday, 4/24, is Arbor Day. We are offering more opportunities this week to enjoy quality time in the garden. Please schedule in advance to
April Bulb Parade and Earth Week!
This month enjoy thousands of bulbs emerging, and many in bloom! We have open garden hours T/Th 1-4, and additional tours during Earth Week, April 21 and 23, 10:30am and
Spring Snapshot 2026
Our Accessible Gardens, Garden Rx opening day is April 7, 1-4pm. Enjoy spring trees, shrubs, and thousands of bulbs emerging! Save your Spot! Open Garden Days Our New Weekly Thursday
We are expanding our board: We need your voice
Board of Directors · Spring 2026 We Need Your Help — Join the RSR Board of Directors From the Rest-Stop-Ranch Board · Topsfield, MA The daffodils are up along Orchard
Spring is arriving
A Spring Morning Report By Karl Ackerman | March 2026 The ground at the Ranch is still waking up (Half-Frozen), but the arrivals have begun. We’ve spotted our first tree