The Seabrook Island Garden Club hosted its annual Open House event on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at the Lake House, Live Oak Hall. This year’s theme was Butterflies & Blossoms in honor of the Garden Club’s newly established monarch butterfly waystation at the SIPOA community gardens.
The Open House is a Garden Club tradition and one of the events that makes Seabrook a truly special place to live. All Seabrook residents were invited to attend. This year, even more attendees enjoyed a variety of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, mini desserts, and a festive punch. The evening concluded with a raffle featuring various items donated by local businesses, area artists, and club members. Proceeds from the raffle and other Garden Club activities support scholarships and local community charities. Over $2,000 in raffle profit from this event will be donated to various philanthropies. A much-deserved thank you goes to Victoria Fehr who has chaired the Open House for the past several years.
To see photos from the Open House, and learn more about the butterfly initiative and the Seabrook Island Garden Club continue reading below.
In the summer of 2024, under the leadership of Julie Minch, a group planted a butterfly habitat intended to attract and assist monarch butterflies on their migration journey. Thanks to this initiative, Seabrook is now part of a nationwide network of communities that provide feeding and resting spots for these butterflies so they can sustain their migration. It was only fitting that this year’s Open House theme would feature butterflies and the beautiful flowers that attract them to our community.
For those interested in joining the Garden Club, it meets on the second Friday of each month at the Oyster Catcher Community Center at 9:30 am. Club meetings feature guest speakers on topics related to gardening in a coastal environment. In addition to educational events, the club sponsors trips to local areas of interest, hands-on workshops, and an opportunity to meet and socialize with fellow gardeners on the island. Membership opens in August, and the cost of membership is $25. Anyone interested in joining the Seabrook Island Garden Club for the 2025-2026 year can find information at sigardenclub.blogspot.com.
Photos from this year’s Garden Club Open House:
-Submitted by Susan McLaughlin, Seabrook Island Garden Club Publicity
(Image Credit: Susan McLaughlin and Doug Boudinot)