The Holden Beach Beautification Club chooses the yard with the best and or unique holiday decorations for the December Yard of the Month. This year we chose the home of Regina and Joe York of Greensboro Street for the December Yard of Month. They chose a Christmas tree farm theme. The yard has multiple brightly lit trees, a gingerbread house, snowmen, Santa and sleigh, and a big and bright Star of Bethlehem. They want all the children to come by for a candy cane when they are “visiting the farm”. Congratulations Gina and Joe!
Happy New Year to all from HBBC!
Christmas in Padgett Garden
The Holden Beach Beautification Club’s Seasonal Decorations Committee made sure everyone is in the holiday spirit with Christmas lights and festive decor in Padgett Garden. The display is even more stunning at night. In addition, the committee added decorations to Town Hall and the Padgett Garden Extention. Great job ladies, it is beautiful!
The HBBC wishes you and yours a wonderful holiday season and the best in 2020!
November Yard of the Month
The Holden Beach Beautification Club has chosen a yard on Ocean Blvd. W., the home of Sandy Shihadeth and Tamar Datan, as our November Yard of the Month. Most of the landscaped yard is contained in an elevated garden which consists of yellow and pink lantana, gaillardia, purple heart, and pink muhly grass. There are also Oleander, sago and date palms, a fig tree and Yucca. A Driftwood dolphin sculpture adds a special touch! Congratulations, Sandy and Tamar!Another Golden Gardener
Second Vice President Marlene Barz and President Linda Rast recognize HBBC Member Carol Lehr (center) as a Golden Gardener
Holden Beach Beautification Club has added another Golden Gardner to the ranks. Congratulations are in order for Carol Lehr. Carol became an HBBC member in 2004. We recognize our members with 15 years of tenure with the Club as Golden Gardeners and thank them for their longterm commitment to our Club. Carol becomes the Club’s 14th Golden Gardener. Congratulations Carol!
October Meeting Lets the Dogs In
Second Vice President Marlene Barz thanks members of the Brunswick Search and Rescue.
“Who let the dogs out?” HBBC let the dogs in at our October meeting! Brunswick Search and Rescue (BSR) brought two of their search dogs and shared their mission and activities with us. BSR travels locally and in the southeast supporting law enforcement agencies to find lost children and adults as well as helping with crime scenes, drownings, and historical investigations. They also have an outreach program with students to help them stay safe if lost.
Our November meeting will be our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. Please email Marlene Barz with the dish you are bringing and to let her know if you are bringing a guest. Marlene will also be taking sign-ups for the December Field Trip to Brookgreen Gardens.
Hostesses for the meeting were Janice Sullivan (Chair), Susan Gibble, Jean Blanton, Lillian West, and Carole Keane.
Hostesses for the October meeting were Janice Sullivan (chair), Carole Keane, Susan Gibble, Lillian West. Not pictured: Jean Blanton.
New member Helen is welcomed to the club by President Linda Rast.
Rescue dog Charli gets a greeting from Vicki Myers.
Fall Planting
Our youngest helper, Koravera Rast, 2, granddaughter of President Linda Rast, helped with this year’s Fall Planting.
The Holden Beach Beautification Club completed our main Fall Planting this week just in time for the Festival by the Sea. We planted Padgett Garden and Town Hall with colorful annuals and will be tucking more plants into the other gardens in the coming weeks. Thanks so much to all our helpers: Pete Schwaiger, Ros Stokes, Gayle Todd, Sharon Butler, Carolyn Metrakos, Tim and Susan Gibble, Becky Greene, Helen Miller, Kate Felmly, Kim Keech, and Linda and Koravera Rast.
Check out the plantings this weekend at Festival by the Sea and make sure to stop by our booth. We will have garden items for sale and the proceeds go to pay for things such as the Fall Planting materials!
Becky Greene, Ros Stokes, and Tim Gibble remove overgrown plants from the waterfall.
Landscaping Chair Becky Greene gets her gloves dirty planting at Padgett Garden.
Sharon Butler and Gayle Todd work with the violas at Town Hall.
Always fashionable Carolyn Metrakos matched her shoes and garden gloves while prepping the beds.
Helen planted at Town Hall.
Kate Felmly helps at Town Hall.
Pete Schwaiger and Ros Stokes prepare to plant Padget Garden.
HBBC Members work on the Fall Planting.
Susan Gibble plants violas.
Festival by the Sea
The Holden Beach Beautification Club will be sponsoring a booth at Festival by the Sea this weekend, October 26-27, featuring the skills of the very talented HBBC Art Committee Ladies. They have worked all summer on fun items to add to your yard or give as gifts. Watch for Snowmen to brighten your yard this winter, hypertufa leaves that can be used as birdbaths or shallow planters, and our ever-popular ladybugs! We will also have Turtle Planters, fall wreaths and Concrete mushrooms for your garden.
We also have the garden gloves that everyone raves about in all sizes – perfect for getting your fall garden set for the winter months!
We will be taking credit cards as well as cash. Best of all, all proceeds from our booth go to fund the club and our mission to beautify the public garden areas of Holden Beach.
October Yard of the Month
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.
September Meeting Highlights
Becky Greene welcomes new member Tawanna DeAngelis with Secretary Denise Mirandola.
Holden Beach Beautification Club kicked off the 2019-2020 club year with a great speaker from Sun and Rainfall Bulk Yard. Lori Long talked about the importance of pollinators in our gardens and to the environment. Besides the well-known honey bees, other pollinators abound. Bats are active pollinators and eat huge numbers of pests every night. Their guano is also a great fertilizer. Other species of bees also serve as pollinators, as well as butterflies, ladybugs and other insects. We can encourage pollinators by providing the habitats they need to survive and thrive. Bat houses and bee houses offer shelter from predators and weather.
The Club welcomed new and returning members. President Linda Rast distributed the Yearbooks and discussed plans for the upcoming year. Hostesses for the meeting were Kate Felmly (Chair), Judy Bayless, Marge Doyle, Joyce Montgomery, and Carolyn Metrakos.
Our October meeting on October 9 will feature Brunswick Search and Rescue and their specially trained search dogs. Come join us, everyone is welcome!
Second Vice President Marlene Barz thanks speaker Lori Long and her helper.
Hostesses Marge Doyle, Kate Felmly and Joyce Montgomery prepared refreshments.
September Meeting – Join Us!
The Holden Beach Beautification Club will hold its first meeting of the year Wednesday, September 11, at 1:00pm at the Chapel. You don’t have to be a member to join us, come check it out! Everyone is welcome!
The HBBC designs, plants and maintains Padgett Garden at the foot of the bridge, as well as the other gardens on the island.
