Have you seen the holiday decor? The Seasonal Decorations Committee and friends have been busy in Padgett Garden, Town Hall, and at the Boat Garden. It looks festive during the day and gorgeous at night!

Why Donate

HBBC designs, plants, decorates, and maintains the public areas of Holden Beach.  This includes Padgett Garden (above), Town Hall and the other gardens. The 2020 Plant Sale, our major fundraiser, was canceled due to Covid-19 and we have no idea if this year’s sale will be canceled as well.

Each year we ask for donations to continue our work and this year donations are especially important.  We recognize that people may be facing financial difficulties right now but if you would like to contribute to the club’s work you may do so in two ways:

• Send a check of any amount made out to HBBC to Vicki Myers, HBBC Treasurer, 301 Ocean Blvd. West, Holden Beach, NC 28462, or
• Donate online at our website: https://holdenbeachbc.org/donations/

The Holden Beach Beautification Club is a 501C(3) Nonprofit and your donation may be tax deductible.

We are grateful for any contribution you can make!

Questions?  Email us at HoldenBeachBC@gmail.com

Thank you for your support!

We are so excited about our 2021 Sponsorship drive.  Visit our 2021 Sponsors Page! We want to welcome our NEW sponsors to the HBBC family:  Aunt Irene’s Sweets-n-Treats LLC, Brook Hughes Beauty Studio, Coastal Insurance, Holden Beach Marina, Holden Beach Property Owners Association, Island Cart Rentals and Sales, Trest & Twigg PLLC and Vincent Van-Go Pottery Painting.  And we send appreciation and gratitude to our returning sponsors: Alan Holden Vacations, Beaches-n-Cream, Blue Sail Beach Outfitters, Boomers Rentals, Castaways Raw Bar and Grill, Coastal Development and Realty, Cozy Cottage, Dock House, Eve Black and Associates, Hobbs Realty, Holden Beach Fishing Pier, Holden Beach Vacations, Islander Surf & Resortwear, Kirby Pest Control, Lockwood Folly Country Club, Mermaids Island Grill, PROACTIVE Real Estate, Robinsons Hardware, Sign Shoppe, Sunset Slush, Vann Carter Homes, and the Town of Holden Beach.  

It’s not too late to join in!  Want to be a sponsor?  The cost is only $75.  Complete this form or email our Sponsor Chair Eve Venters.

Sponsorships are so important for HBBC this year.  Our big Plant Sale was canceled last spring and who knows if we will get to have one this spring! Without Sponsors, HBBC wouldn’t have been able to carry on with our work of beautifying the island this year.  Sponsorships help pay for things like the plants in Padgett Garden and the Holiday décor along with other tasks HBBC does all year long.  

In the midst of a very difficult year these businesses stepped up and we are grateful for their support!

The Holden Beach Beautification Club completed its Fall Planting of the gardens. Padgett Garden and Town Hall were both planted with over 700 annuals including violas and snapdragons to add winter color.

Some of the gardens are still recovering after Hurricane Dorian this fall. Pocket Park was especially hard hit with flooding from the marsh. The saltwater inundation as well as the flow contributed to the devastation. The Club’s expert gardeners are watching closely and waiting until spring to determine what will survive and what will need to be replaced. We are hopeful that some of the damaged plants that look dead right now will come back this spring. In the meantime, we are enjoying the beautiful newly planted garden areas.

Covid-19 canceled the annual May Social and recognitions luncheon. Instead, the October Meeting was held outside with social distancing and recognitions were distributed at the meeting.

Member Carol Keane was recognized as a Golden Gardener signifying 15 years as a member. Secretary Denise Mirandola presented her with the traditional yellow rose.

For other club recognitions engraved garden stones are presented to the recipient. President Linda Rast was presented a stone recognizing her work as President for the ’19-’20 year by Marlene Barz.

President Linda Rast presented the Trowel Award to Becky Greene who chaired the Landscaping Committee for the ’19-’20 year. Becky was instrumental to Linda and assisted her in so many ways throughout the year not just in the area of landscaping. Becky helped with planning and SOPs and worked in-depth with maintenance requests for the town. Linda said, “She made the president job so much easier!”.

Secretary Denise Mirandola presented President Linda Rast with the Member of the Year Award. Linda was selected for this award by a confidential vote of the members of the Club.

Congratulations to these ladies for their hard work for the Club!

The Holden Beach Beautification Club has chosen Alana Thompson’s yard on Raleigh Street as the October Yard of the Month. The yard is very colorful with vinca, clematis, lantana, jasmine, and brightly colored zinnias. There are many types of trees including Curly willow, weeping yaupon, and junipers. Alana and a neighbor tend to a lot adjacent to hers where a very colorful bee and butterfly garden has been planted. Congratulations, Alana and thank you for beautifying our island.

Plan to Kick Off the Spring Gardening Season with the HBBC Plant Sale!

The Holden Beach Beautification Club is having their 5^th annual plant sale on Friday, April 22^nd and Saturday, April 23^rd from 9:00 to 3:00. The sale will take place at the Emergency Operating Center (EOC Building) on Sabbath Home Road, near the Holden Beach Food Lion. There will be a great variety of landscaping plants, perennials and annuals, as well as gardening gloves available for purchase. All proceeds go towards the continual landscaping of Holden Beach, as well as, the entrance to the bridge on the mainland side. For more information, contact Diana Hadesty at 301-922-9366. Cash and Checks only.

One of the most popular meetings on the HBBC calendar is coming up soon.  The Club’s annual White Elephant Auction will happen January 13 at 1:00pm.  Get your pen ready to bid on great items in the silent auction then make sure your auction paddle is ready to get your bids in during the live auction!  Members, guests, friends and the general public are welcome to attend – and the best part is that all the proceeds go to help HBBC beautify Holden Beach!

Over 200 items will be available at the Silent Auction and the live auction including wine, scented candles, baked good, antiques, silver, gardening gear, decor, and many other items.  HBBC Members (and anyone else who would like to donate) should bring their items to the Chapel on Tuesday, January 12 from 10-3.  If you would like to donate an item but can’t make the drop off time contact Gayle at 910-846-3007 to arrange pick up.  

So look through your Christmas gifts and closets for items that need repurposing and donate them to a great cause.  Then plan to come to the White Elephant Auction and bring a friend so you can both take home a great deal!  See you January 13!

Nineteen HBBC members enjoyed the December dinner and field trip to view Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, SC.

The gardens came to life amid the soft glow of more than 5,500 hand-lit candles and countless sparkling lights.  An 80-foot-tall fir tree decorated with 60,000 lights was dazzling.  Water features and pools filled with cranberries along with seasonal decor put everyone in the holiday spirit!

Becky Greene, JoAnnBurke, Gayle Todd (front row) Cecelia Weston, Sharon Butler, Renee Edwards and Carolyn Metrakos (back row) take in the sights.

Becky Greene, JoAnn Burke, Sharon Butler and Cecelia Weston at Nights of a Thousand Candles.

Look at those cranberries filling the water feature!