Since 1932, the care and maintenance of the former Hamilton Plantation slave cabins and grounds have been entrusted to the Cassina Garden Club. Maintaining the grounds, gardens and historic tabby slave cabins is an ongoing project with participation by all members.

Cassina Garden Members are available each Wednesday, 10 AM to 12noon, to share the history of Gascoigne Bluff and the Hamilton Plantation tabby slave cabins with visitors. Docents are also available, upon request, to conduct private and educational school tours. Please see the Cabin Tours and Educational Programs sections of this website.

To better tell the story of the slave cabins and Cassina property on Gascoigne Bluff to our many visitors, in 2009, glass-enclosed cabinets and hanging display panels were installed in the Meeting Cabin. Themed educational displays were added to the exhibition in 2010 using artifacts found on Cassina's property, period photographs, and storyboards.

Cassina has provided protection, signage, care, and community tours at the site of the grand cedar located adjacent to the Cassina Garden. This tree is estimated to be almost 400 years old and has been measured by the U.S. Forestry Service to be the second largest of its species in the United States the largest in Georgia. In 2023, winds from Hurricane Idalia broke off a main section of the cedar tree. Cassina contacted a local woodworker to create cedar benches which you will see displayed in the two different areas in the gardens.

Cassina is a proud participant in this festival that celebrates the history and culture of African Americans here in Coastal Georgia, providing information on the club's historical sites.

Cassina donated $25,000 to the Saint Simons Land Trust in 2009-2010 for the construction of a gazebo at the then-new botanical trail in Frederica Park as a resting place and focal point along the trail. We were proud to be a part of this project: Frederica Park was the first new park to be built on Saint Simons Island for more than 50 years.

In 2017, former member Nancy Harper helped Girl Scout Hannah Williams earn her Gold Star Award by creating a 10 x 10 Monarch Butterfly Waystation on the Cassina grounds. The garden is officially called Hannah’s Butterfly Kisses Gold Award, #10653. In August 2022, Cassina expanded the garden to include a second 10x10 square. Both squares were created using guidelines from the Monarch Watch Waystation Program. The Cassina Garden Club Garden Committee continues to take care of this garden room to provide resources necessary for monarchs to produce successive generations and sustain their migration. In 2024 Girl Scouts will use the butterfly garden to participate in The Great Southeast Pollinator Census, a citizen science project created by the University of Georgia Extension.

This project was started several years ago when Cassina partnered with Hospice of the Golden Isles to design and plant a pink garden at the entrance to the hospice facility. Currently, we plant seasonal flowers at the entrance of the Hospice main building as needed.

The Sparrow's Nest offers support for families in crisis, providing food and utility assistance to help those in need. Cassina supports The Sparrow’s Nest with two food drives a year and Cassina members volunteer at Sparrow’s Nest to help sort, stock, prepare and distribute food bags.

Cassina volunteers "ring" during the Red Kettle Campaign for the Glynn County Salvation Army during the Holiday season. The Red Kettle Campaign is the best way for the community to get involved in helping provide desperately needed food and lodging to people in our region year-round.

Morningstar Children and Family Services, located in Glynn County, is Georgia's only residential care community for foster boys aged 12-21 with developmental disabilities, including autism and complex care needs. Serving up to 55 boys, their mission is to provide a nurturing home that fosters a brighter future through life skills, therapeutic counseling, and workforce coaching. Several times a year, Cassina enhances the entrance with flowers and plants, creating a welcoming atmosphere.

Cassina had the privilege of becoming involved in Habitat for Humanity through its newly ambitious project, called the 15-home Century Place. HFH's projection is to build homes on four acres in Brunswick. Cassina provided the landscaping, sod, and volunteer labor for the first three homes.

Twice a year, Cassina volunteers visit Magnolia Manor and The Vitality Senior Living on Saint Simons Island. With fifty bunches of purchased vibrant flowers and greenery gathered from our own yards, we create stunning bouquets together with residents that brighten their rooms. This experience is not only fun but also deeply rewarding, as we forge new friendships and share our love for floral design.