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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"Cozy and charming house! Decor was so well done. "

"Great location of our weekend of adventures in St. Joseph! Will be booking here again!!"

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"The home was perfect. Right near the downtown area. Had everything you needed. And super cozy!!"

"Clean and comfortable property with large open kitchen, dining, living area."

"We stayed for just 2 nights but we really enjoyed our time! Loved the trails and scenery! Hot tub was great. We had beautiful 60 degree weather and the hot tub really helped us enjoy our stay. House was stocked! Bed was very comfortable! "

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"We loved our stay! The cottage is very nice and cozy and had everything we needed. The riverfront property really is a gem, and the kayaks and bicycles were very nice perks. It was so quiet and relaxing that we're already talking about returning for another visit! We've also been recommending it to our friends."

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"This is such a nice place! We really enjoyed the fire pit area! Hot tub was wonderful! The house had everything we needed. Totally recommend! "

"Our stay was great! The house was very clean and had everything we needed. The location was nice and quiet, perfect for a relaxing vacation. "

SAR 1,017 total

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"Had a great stay at the property the house was very clean and appears as listed. The owners were vey nice and responsive to any outreach we made."

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5 Sep - 6 Sep

"Property was well maintained and great location."

"The house is clean, comfortable and relaxing. The pool was clean and so very lovely in the last days of summer."

"Was a great little cottage provide us us with everything we needed for our short stay for the Notre Dame game"

"Everything was perfect!"

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"Super responsive hosts, welcoming and clean house, hosts had insight to local things to do, good setup and comfy "

"The house was really nice and clean, and offered all the amenities we needed for a family reunion in Notre Dame. Close to some cute little spots, but still relaxing and secluded. Really enjoyed being so close to Lake Michigan! Janette was very kind and responsive throughout our stay. "

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