Thanksgiving Weekend events at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates

The Edison Garden Market. COURTESY PHOTO The Edison Garden Market and Creative Cottage are two added activities at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates on Thanksgiving Weekend. The Estates will be open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and closed on Thanksgiving Day. Throughout the weekend, more than 30 vendors and the Edison Garden Shoppe will offer a wide variety of unusual plants, including heritage plants, orchids, bamboo, bromeliads, fruits, vegetables, roses, edibles and gift items for the garden and home. Holiday gifts such as the Estates Heritage Herb baskets and other items from the Estates Garden Shoppe will also be available. The Edison Garden Market is a free event located in the Estates public gardens and the area near the banyan tree. Edison Garden Market hours are Friday, Nov. 27, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Creative Cottage also opens Thanksgiving weekend in the Edison Caretaker’s House with spectacular work for purchase by regional artists, authors and chefs. Featured artisan Norman Love, an internationally known awardwinning chocolatier, has created a special “Edison” hand-crafted chocolate in honor of Thomas Edison. Other artists include Leoma Lovegrove, Marie Dyer, Manfred Behr, Karen Flanders, Ellen Sheppard, Virginia Harper, Anita Singh, James DiGiorgio, Lynn Russell and members of the Southwest Florida Quilter’s Guild. Creative Cottage will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. until Dec. 11. During the Estates Holiday event, Edison & Ford Holiday Nights, hours will be extended to 9 p.m. Estates members are always admitted free and will receive a 10 percent discount. For non-members, a “shoppers pass” will be issued at the main ticket area.

The Estates is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 334- 7419 or visit www.efwefla.org. 