Wilton’s Golden Miles
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wilton Garden Club’s founding, we embarked on an ambitious beautification campaign to plant 15,000 daffodil bulbs over five years throughout the town of Wilton. This initiative, named Wilton’s “Golden Miles,” will provide weeks of springtime beauty to the town’s residents each year.
As one of the first flowers to bloom in spring, daffodils (Latin name, Narcissus) are deeply symbolic, and are synonymous with the idea of rebirth and new beginnings. They’re resistant to browsing by deer and rodents, and naturalize easily, returning year after year under the right conditions. Given their charm, resilience and message of hope, the daffodils planted through the Golden Miles program will brighten the town’s roadsides and offer an enduring legacy honoring the Club’s 100-year commitment to town beautification.
It has been so heartwarming to witness the enthusiasm for this initiative. Support has been widespread, with folks from all corners of our community coming out to help us plant the bulbs. In addition to our garden club members, volunteers have included Kiwanis club members, Girl Scouts, numerous members of the community, employees of AMSL, M&T Bank and the Wilton YMCA, as well as our very own First Selectwoman, Toni Boucher! With the planting of the last of the bulbs (2,000!) at the entrance of Town Hall in November 2024, we completed our goal of planting a total of 15,000 bulbs. This is a floral display you won’t want to miss. We carefully selected a special blend of bulbs, comprised of early, mid, and late-blooming varieties, to ensure the flowers last for approximately six weeks each spring. Peak bloom time is in mid-April. We hope you’ll take advantage of our self-guided driving tour so that you can witness our daffodil explosion for yourself. Read about us in the news here.
