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Since 1921, our Club has been dedicated to providing education, conservation, preservation and beautification in and around our town of Wilton, Connecticut.

Founded in 1921, the Wilton Garden Club is a civic-minded organization dedicated to education, conservation, preservation, and beautification. It is a charter member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. and the National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc. The Club boasts an active membership comprised of a highly diverse mixture of women and men of all ages. The common thread among them is a love of gardening and a commitment to Wilton. While the Club does have its fair share of master gardeners and industry professionals, a large percentage of new members are novice gardeners who want to learn more about gardening. Members also greatly benefit from the Club’s monthly lecture program, which features well-known personalities from the horticultural world who speak on a whole host of topics. Following the lecture, the Club holds a short business meeting with lunch served afterwards. Members have an opportunity to get to know one another better at these meetings and through their work together on the Club’s various committees. With 25 different committees, members are never at a loss to find something that suits their interests. To finance its various endeavors, the Club hosts an annual plant sale, held on Wilton’s Town Green on the Friday and Saturday before Mother’s Day. This Mother’s Day Plant Sale is the Club’s primary fundraiser, and all members get involved in planning the event, as well as digging and donating plants from their garden or the garden of another member. We welcome you to get involved in the Wilton Garden Club. For more information about joining the Club or to attend a meeting, contact Erica Buse, [email protected], 203.246.5747 or Katherine Rosenbaum, [email protected], 203.943.9543.

11/04/2026

We were delighted to be recognized at the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s 97th Annual Awards Meeting last month!

Our Youth Gardening Committee under the leadership of Laurie Musilli and Pam Nobumoto, were given two NGC awards, one from New England Garden Clubs, Inc. and four from Federated for their work with the Green Teens program at Trackside, the Scouts, community groups and for their collaboration with teachers.

The Conservation Committee, under the guidance of Anne and Wayne Gura, garnered several awards for their work involving WON (Wilton’s Own Natives), their experiments with milkweed propagation and the educational displays they created on winter seed starting and native seed collection.

Our 2025 NGC Standard Holiday Flower Show “American Revelries-A Blooming Quilt of Holidays and Traditions” was recognized by Federated with a Red Ribbon and a special citation for our Horticulture Division. The WGC was also given an Award of Honor for our participation in FGCCT activities this year as an Extra Large Club.

Congratulations to our members, we’re so happy to see your tremendous efforts recognized!

10/19/2026

At our October meeting today we were treated to an excellent talk and tasting presented by Dr. Nancy Siegel entitled, “`Liberty is a Tender Plant’: Revolutionary Gardens in the Early Republic”.

Dr. Siegel is a Professor of Art History & Culinary History at Towson University, and author of the book “Political Appetites: The Power of Food in Revolutionary America”. The book has also been made into a documentary, “Feeding the American Revolution”, which Dr. Siegel hosts. You can look for it on PBS on December 10th, from WMHT Public Media!

We enjoyed a spectacular selection of treats made by Dr. Siegel herself, including Election Cake, Washington Cake, Federal Cake, Liberty Tea, and an assortment of sweetmeats. Our own Hospitality Committee complimented the sweets with a wonderful themed lunch featuring Salmagundi (a 17th-century English composed salad of meats and vegetables), Thomas Jefferson’s Sweet Potato Biscuits, and a cast iron bourbon apple pie.

Everyone was well nourished and ready for a nap afterwards on this crips autumn day! Thanks so much to Dr. Siegel for joining us, and to everyone on our hospitality committee who made this such a special occasion.

10/15/2026

Our amazing members who teach Youth Gardening at the Trackside Teen Center! There are two weeks left of the fall semester and harvesting is underway! You can still enroll your young gardener in this wonderful program, click the link in the comments for more info!

10/02/2026

And now an important message from members of our Green Teens 💚 Click the link in the comments for more information on this wonderful free program!

09/28/2026

On the afternoon of September 22nd, our Conservation Committee welcomed members of the community to the dedication ceremony of a new native pollinator garden at the Hillside Cemetery and Arboretum.

The garden, which has been in progress since June of 2025, was created with funding from the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s “BEE RESILIENT - Garden for Nature” grant. It’s the first of 33 such garden projects the initiative is funding across Connecticut.

“One of the most important things we can do in our own gardens is practice sustainability,” said Nan Merolla, FGCCT President and WGC member. “That means designing gardens for resilience as well as beauty; planting natives, removing invasives, conserving water, avoiding pesticides, and creating habitats for insects, birds, and wildlife. And it means educating our communities and encouraging others to join.”

The garden follows ecologist and author Doug Tallamy’s guidance that gardens should contain at least 70% native perennial species. The garden exceeds that goal and is over 97% native plants, with over 135 native species plants.

“What our gardens and landscapes need more of are plants that feed not only us – us, the gardeners who grow the plants – but also our struggling insects in the food web who are wondering where their plant partners went,” said Anne Djupedal Gura, Conservation Committee co-chair. “Because it is these insects that in turn feed our birds and other wildlife – and which ultimately, through Nature’s incredibly complex web of life, feed us as well. It falls to us to be stewards of our good earth and help the pollinators that co-evolved in our part of the world. This garden is for them.“

Conservation Committee co-chair Wayne Gura concluded in his remarks at the ceremony: “On this autumnal equinox, we’d like to dedicate this garden to the native pollinators, the birds and to other wildlife that surround us. And we hope you will enjoy this garden as much as we do.”

09/23/2026

WGC members Kathy Rosenbaum and Beatrice Montaudy showed their skills this past weekend in the Botanical Arts Division of the New England Fall Flower Show. They brought home the Novice and the special Artisan Awards for their skillful and amazing entries made entirely from plants, fungi, and seeds. Congratulations ladies!

09/16/2026

We proudly welcome the community to join us on Tuesday, September 22nd at 2pm at the Hillside Cemetery and Arboretum as we dedicate our new BEE RESILIENT Garden. Join us to learn more about the garden and the important role native plants play in supporting pollinators and local wildlife.

Partially funded with a BEE RESILIENT Garden Grant from the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, the garden was designed as a contemplative space for people visiting loved ones at the cemetery.

The garden features several of Doug Tallamy’s Keystone plants, along with a variety of native perennial pollinator plants, including milkweed. These plants provide valuable habitat and food for our native bees, butterflies and other pollinators, while the milkweed provides essential support for visiting monarch butterflies.

The garden demonstrates how even a small, thoughtfully designed native-plant garden can provide meaningful benefits for both people and pollinators.

09/14/2026

We’re back! Fall was in the air this morning as the Wilton Garden Club convened its first meeting of the 2026-2027 season. We were treated to a talk and tasting as members Beatrice Montaudy, Pam Nobumoto and Laurie Musilli presented some of the best flowers and veggies they grew in their own gardens this year. It was wonderful to reconnect after the summer break!

09/13/2026

The fall semester of our free Youth Gardening program is underway! It meets every Wednesday from 3:30-5 at the Trackside Teen Center until October 28th. Click the link in the comments below this post to register!

09/10/2026

Yesterday our Garden Therapy Committee hosted a floral design class for seniors at the Comstock Community Center, led by Katie Nelson. The arrangements featured a gorgeous array of late summer blooms, some of which were gathered from Katie’s own garden! Excellent cookies were baked by WGC member Mary Otaka which everyone enjoyed. It was wonderful to be back together after the summer break!

Address

P. O. Box 121
Wilton, CT
06897

Website

http://wiltongardenclub.org/

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