Thanks Volunteers! Gordon College
Topsfield Fair begins this Friday October 2, 4pm. Karl and Mary spent Saturday morning with Arliano’s Landscaping (Crew of 3) to design, purchase, and plant the landscape at the Rest-Stop-Ranch
Outdoor Access
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
Valentine’s Weekend 2026
Love is in the air! Roses are in the trees! Fire Horse energy is strong! This Thursday, 2/12, Join us at our Caretaker’s Cottage: 1-4pm, Thursday Social, Tea, Dance!, for
Holiday Stroll 2025, with Light Artist, Matt Belge
Looking for a sensory-friendly, small-scale holiday event, wheelchair-accessible, and free-of-charge? Join us at our home in Topsfield, MA, Rest-Stop-Ranch, where we support long-term caregivers, and offer accessible gardens, an artist-in-residence
Triple Your Donation Now!
Triple your donation, Today, Giving Tuesday, with 2 matches happening! Thanks so much to The Movement Solution, Boxford, MA for providing a $250.00 match, this will apply along with the
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Giving Tuesday Dec. 2 & Strolls Start Dec. 5
At Rest-Stop-Ranch the causes we care about the most are: CAREGIVER WELLNESS and ACCESSIBLE GARDENS & ARBORETUM If you’re also a passionate advocate, please consider donating on GIVING TUESDAY