News about the Acton Arboretum

Read the 2025-2026 Winter Newsletter for ongoing project update, what’s new at Acton Arboretum, as well as how to donate a tree or shrub. The Arboretum has come a long way in 40 years! Please watch for announcement of a birthday cake on the upper lawn and some fun activities to celebrate our favorite place!

Stumpery - A new “stump garden” is being created, inspired by a pile of decaying logs by the Fern Boardwalk, additional logs and branches are being arranged into natural sculptures, into which woodland plants will be inserted come spring. Mosses and fungi will grow...

Repair of the Fragrance Garden - China Trail Garden connecting trail and picnic table patio. This trail continually washed out in strong rains. It now has elegant and solid pavers to improve accessibility year ‘round.

Summer 2024 All spring and summer, volunteer students and adults weeded an area adjacent to the utility shed at the intersection of the Orchard and Wildflower Trails. They removed invasive bittersweet, multiflora rose, and honeysuckle that dominated the area. A black...