Garden Club

Dedicated to Island Beautification

The purposes of the Garden Club are to promote the love of gardening, to know and protect our native trees, wild flowers and birds, and to carry out such projects toward civic beautification as may be approved by the Jekyll Island Authority. The Club has a monthly meeting with programs featuring horticultural tips or speakers of local interest. Meetings may be a luncheon or a field trip.

Bazaar

What for years has been a Holiday event in November has been moved to January. The Garden Club uses a portion of the Convention Center for a huge flea market, with booths on books, furniture, white elephant items, plants, baked goods, crafts and much more.

Decoration of Historic Houses

Another big annual project is decorating the old millionaires' cottages in the Historic District. Wreaths, garlands and swags are put together from greenery cut on the island. A tram ride through the district, with stops to visit some of the homes, follows. The evening concludes with a dinner for the volunteers.

Beautification Projects and Grants

Funds raised by the Garden Club have supported many plantings of trees and wild flowers on the Island and helped build bike paths. Many of the benches along the beach and the water fountain at the mini golf course were gifts from the Garden Club. In addition, the Club provides the Jekyll Island Authority with landscaping interns. 

Meetings

The Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of each month, October through May. Meetings normally are in the Beachside Hall of the Convention Center