Cut Your Own Flowers - U-Pick on the Farm
2025 U-Pick Season Starts at the End of July
We hope to offer a ranunculus u-pick in June 2025, so keep your eyes out for that info if it works out. Next up we have our regular weekend hours at the end of July, for all our summer annuals. Picking occurs on Saturdays (9am to 4pm) and Sundays (9am to 2pm) until the flowers are spent (usually the end of September or early October.
2025 Picking Season Schedule
April - Daffodils & Tulips
May - Planting
June - Planting/Waiting for growth (maybe Ranunculus)
Late July - Zinnias, Snapdragons, Ageratum, Celosia
August - Zinnias, Snapdragons, Ageratum, Celosia, Gladiolus, Sunflowers
September - Sunflowers, Zinnias, Cosmos, Rudbekia, Sunflowers, Statice, Gomphrena
October - (beginning of October) Zinnias, Cosmos, Ageratum, Gomphrena, Statice
November - Clean up & Fall Planting
December - Mistletoe Market
How it works
Purchase a picking jug and we will loan you the scissors to get to work filling your jug! In the summer, head directly to the zinnia picking garden on the left side, to purchase your jug. The purchase of a picking jug gains access to the farm for two adults. There is no additional charge per child.
Summer Mixed Bloom Large (Gallon) Picking Jug $45.00
Summer Mixed Bloom Small Picking Jug $25.00
Additional Adult Entrance $5.00
Please contact us for large group picking events (over 15 people), so we are prepared for you.
Please Note: We do our best to give you an accurate timeline for blooms available at the farm. However, all our flowers are seasonally grown. This means they will bloom on their own natural schedule and we are at the mercy of the weather for their exact bloom time.
Please read “Things to Keep in Mind” below for further details.
Pictured: Large Picking Jug
Other Things to Keep in Mind…
Keep in mind this is a working farm, and rough terrain goes with the territory.
Please use caution when walking with scissors, make sure you and your children walk with them facing down. You are responsible for the safety of your child.
Wear proper footwear, we recommend closed toed shoes, it is not smart to walk around barefoot. You do so at you and your child’s own risk.
Please stay off any farm equipment that is out on the grounds. These are heavy working machines and are not safe for children to climb.
Yes, there are bees! Lots of bees! And we need them, so please treat them kindly. The yellow jackets are the only aggressive ones, and they do not have much interest in the flowers, they are attracted to food.
Friendly dogs are only allowed in the front grassy area of the farm where the Farmer’s Market is held. This is for the safety of our plants but also the dogs as well. Many garden plants are toxic to dogs and other household pets. For more information about which flowers and plants are toxic to household pets, visit the ASPCA website or consult your veterinarian. Please be a responsible dog owner and mindful of our flowers and farm equipment.
With that said, while we use organic materials to treat our plants, these are still not materials that should be consumed by your pets or your children. Please do not eat the flowers. Flowers are pretty much either edible or toxic. So, unless you know what you are doing, do not let your child munch on the vegetation.
Bug spray, sunscreen, hats, etc. are all good ideas. We have a few umbrellas out for shade, but for the most part the gardens are in full sun.
Professional photography is allowed but requires permission and planning ahead of time, as well as a photography fee. Please email us to schedule a photography shoot and see our photography page for details.
We want your flowers to keep on giving, so we have a few tips on harvesting and vase life tricks…
Spring Picking Tips:
Daffodils ooze a sap that kills other flowers, hence the name Narcissus! They are best kept in a vase all on their own. However! If you let them sit in their own water overnight, you can arrange them with other types of flowers the next day as long as you do not re-cut the stem.
Pulling a daffodil, to “snap” the stem, rather then using scissors to cut the stem, will result in less oozing sap. We can show you how to do this at the farm.
When picking the daffodils, please only cut the stems and not the greens. The bulb needs the greens to gather energy for the next few months, in order to produce flowers next year.
At home, change the water frequently. Daffodils and Tulips both have a good long vase life. When picked right before they open, and with proper home care, they will last longer than a week in a vase.
Display your flowers in a place without direct sunlight as this will cause the flowers to wilt sooner. Fun fact - keep them away from your fruit bowl because the gasses the fruits produce while ripening, will cause your flowers to wilt sooner as well!
Summer Picking Tips:
Cut your stems long. This is good for the mother plant’s growth as well as gives you plenty of opportunity to re-trim your stems at home for arranging.
Pick off leaves and extra buds and stems. This allows the plant to focus all its energy on one single big bloom.
At home, change the water frequently, re-cutting the stems when you do so. This keeps a fresh end open and absorbing water which will extend your vase life.
Cut your stems at an angle so the stems are not sitting on the bottom of the vase.
Display your flowers in a place without direct sunlight as this will cause the flowers to wilt sooner.
Fun fact - keep them away from your fruit bowl because the gasses the fruits produce while ripening, will cause your flowers to wilt sooner as well!
Zinnias seem to dislike flower food! They will last longer with plain old cool water, refreshed regularly.
