Market preview party and holiday market

Fernwood Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve, 13988 Range Line Road in Niles, kicks off its fourth annual holiday market on Nov. 4 with a preview party from 6 to 8 p.m. Guests can enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres along with a silent auction and advance vendor purchases. Tickets are $40 per person; $75 per couple. On Nov. 5, visit the Holiday Market from  10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vendors will be in the gallery and the gift shop will be stocked with holiday items. Select from made in Michigan items, jewelry pottery, textiles, garden items, and more. Orders may be placed for holiday greens. Fernwood Café will serve lunch from  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and tea from 3 to 5 p.m.

Fernwood book group
“Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation” by Andrea Wulf.

Join Fernwood’s book group at 10:30 a.m. Saturday for a discussion of “Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation” by Andrea Wulk. Not only did Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison operate farms, all believed agriculture was the noblest occupation and the foundation of democracy.
All loved to talk about it, write about it and spend leisure time (between building a nation) inspecting local farms. Detailed botanical descriptions, garden layouts and crop yields of their estates may appeal more to fans of horticulture than of history, but Wulf offers a delightful new perspective on the men we usually associate with politics. Participants may attend without reading the book.

Knit a Christmas stocking
In this two-part class held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and Nov. 9, Nan Crofoot offers instruction and patterns, plus creative tips to make a unique stocking with her  introduction to sock knitting. Materials list provided. Chase Classroom. $45 (Members $40). Registration required by Oct. 30.

Winter hours begin Nov. 1
Fernwood will change to winter hours Nov. 1, closing an hour earlier at 5 p.m. Winter hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

About Fernwood
Call (269) 695.6491 to confirm status of classes. Hours this week  are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. from noon to 6:00 pm. Visit www.fernwoodbotanical.org.
our website at www.fernwoodbotanical.org.