Wayland Town Crier 7/19/14: Russell’s in Wayland named country’s oldest garden center. “Meet the Garden Center Centennial Club est. 1876” graces the cover of the latest Garden Center Magazine. The cover story names the four oldest known garden centers in the country. Established in 1876, Russell’s Garden Center in Wayland is named the oldest known garden center in America, compared to its three other “Centennial Club” members.