The Garden is located on the St. Joseph River and contains landscape gardens (8 acres), woodland nature preserve (50 acres), an arboretum of trees and shrubs from temperate regions around the world (40 acres, started in 1971), and restored tallgrass prairie (5 acres, started in 1976), as well as a conservatory (greenhouse) featuring more than 100 kinds of tropical ferns.

The landscape gardens include a Japanese "dry" garden designed by Ben Oki (1979), a hosta garden with dawn redwood and Ginkgo, a tufa rock garden started in the 1950s, a fern garden with more than 50 types of hardy ferns, a boxwood garden, a lilac garden (1940s), a lily pond (1977), and an herb garden featuring over 200 types of herbs.

The nature center displays exhibits about the ecosystems and animals of Fernwood and items of seasonal interest, as well as live animals including an active beehive and local reptiles and amphibians. Environmental education programs are offered year round.

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"Perfect location for easy access to shopping, dining and Silver Beach."

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"This was a great place to stay- we hope to come back again!!"

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"Great staff, property was gorgeous and well manicured. "

AED 409 total

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4 restaurants, dinner served

"Always a great stay"

AED 418 total

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5 Nov - 6 Nov

Bar (on property)

"Would stay here again"

AED 420 total

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27 Oct - 28 Oct

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"Great location. And great lobby restaurant. As well as a great cafe for breakfast. "

Garden

"Affordable, mostly clean and great staff. "

AED 355 total

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12 Oct - 13 Oct

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"The staff was very friendly, and the cocktails at the Plank Tavern were delicious."

AED 726 total

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"price and location were adequate. Hot breakfast was minimal."

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