English Gardens: Santa, Sip and Shop, and holiday workshops start Nov. 8

METRO DETROIT. English Gardens opens its Christmas season Sunday, Nov. 8, with a free Open House at all six locations, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Santa takes photos the same hours. He returns Saturday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Clinton Township, Royal Oak, and West Bloomfield, and again for Pet Day on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Clinton Township and West Bloomfield.

Sip and Shop evenings run Thursday, Nov. 12, 5 to 8 p.m., at Plymouth and Royal Oak, and Thursday, Nov. 19, 5 to 8 p.m., at Clinton Township. Tickets are $15 and include two drinks and a raffle entry. A portion of sales goes to Cass Community Social Services.

Workshops need advance registration. An evergreen container garden class runs Saturday, Nov. 21, $80 to $110. A wreath workshop is $65 a person on Thursday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 6. Kids decorate a Norfolk Island pine for $20 on Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 to 11 a.m. A centerpiece workshop runs Tuesday, Dec. 22, 6 to 7 p.m., for $50. Locations include Clinton Township, Royal Oak, West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Dearborn Heights, and Eastpointe.