From sunflowers to dahlias, wheat and cornflowers, NSW’s flower farms are diverse and stunning. Grab a basket and hit the field to pick your own blooms at these picturesque flower farms.
Aug 2024 -
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min readWoodstock Flower Farm
Featured flowers: dahlias and zinnias
Woodstock Flower Farm is a small-scale flower farm just 10 minutes’ drive from Milton and Ulladulla on the South Coast. For a brief idyllic moment, feel like you’re a farmer, hundreds of miles from the city, picking Woodstocks’s dahlias, zinnias, snapdragons, celosia, amaranth and sunflowers. The pick-your-own-experience, called U Picks, is pre-book only and usually open from December to the end of March (it depends on the weather) and lets you fill a jug to your heart’s content. Woodstock’s Facebook page has the most up-to-date information on dates, so be sure to check there ahead of visits. Bookings can be done on their website.
Woodstock Flower Farm, South Coast
Glenbernie Family Farms
Featured flowers: sunflowers and Australian wildflowers
Set in Kurmond in Sydney’s Hawkesbury region, this ‘slow flower farm’ promotes local, seasonal and sustainable flower farming. Imagine picturesque days meandering through sunflower fields and gazing at the stark colours of Australia’s wildflowers, stopping to pick as you meander. Wildflowers such as everlasting daisies and pink paper daisies are available throughout spring, as are the wheat field flowers. Sunflower picking is available most of the year on weekends, but spring, autumn and summer provide a much better experience. As weather greatly affects availability, check Glenburnie’s socials for updates on picking experiences.
Glenbernie Family Farms, The Hawkesbury
The Giving Farm
Featured flowers: spring bulbs, sunflowers and blueberries
Drift through fields of mustard yellow, crimson and deep purples then find yourself with a handful of feed meeting farm animals at The Giving Farm, a certified organic, small family farm growing flowers, fruits and vegetables just near Wyee on the Central Coast. The best time to pick flowers is August to December but the season might start late or early due to the weather so check their website, which is regularly updated, for details on what’s happening. Sunflowers have a longer season but spring is best for tulips, Dutch irises, daffodils, ranunculi, lilies and cornflowers. Blueberry picking hits the scene around October to December. All experiences are season dependent, and you pay for what you pick.
The Giving Farm, Central Coast - Credit: The Giving Farm
The Bloom Barn Farm
Featured flowers: sunflowers
Get lost in a field of towering sunflowers at this family-owned farm in Peats Ridge, just a 25-minute drive from Gosford on the Central Coast, then find yourself by the farm’s firepit roasting marshmallows. They’re one of the few farms to offer all-year-round picking (weather dependent). Book in to wander their huge field of sunflowers, picking as you go. The farm is open Thursday to Sunday and picking experiences cost $22 and include five sunflowers (if you want to pick more, they can be purchased by the stem); complimentary tea, coffee and chocolate; and a marshmallow for the fire.
The Bloom Barn Farm, Peats Ridge
Little Tin Shed Medowie
Featured flowers: sunflowers and chrysanthemums
Drift through the tall sunflower fields of Little Tin Shed, scanning for the widest buds and brightest shades of yellow. Finish the afternoon with a bunch in hand, sitting atop a tractor for the perfect farm photo. The family-owned farm in Medowie, in the Port Stephens area, opens for pick-your-own sunflower events from around late November to late April, and for a brief two weeks before Mother’s Day, you can pick vibrant chrysanthemums. Picking experiences are $5 per person plus $3 per stem picked (or six stems for $15) but entry is free for those under 16. Check their socials for picking days.
Little Tin Shed, Medowie - Credit: Little Tin Shed
Hunter Valley Sunflowers
Featured flowers: sunflowers
With three-acre plots of head-height sunflowers, each with hidden paths carved through them, Hunter Valley Sunflowers will help you feel completely lost within a bloom. The family-owned farm, which started growing flowers to honour the passing of a dear friend who loved sunflowers, is found in Larg, just outside Maitland in the Hunter Valley. There are no bookings required, adults pay a $5 entry fee (kids come for free), everyone able to pick to their heart’s content ($3 per stem). Extend the stay with a picnic, blankets, grazing boards and steak sandwiches are sold onsite. Weather permitting, the season is open from November to December.
Hunter Valley Sunflowers, Hunter Valley - Credit: Hunter Valley Sunflowers
Horseshoe Valley Farm & Apiary
Featured flowers: dahlias and cornflowers
Nestled in the bush scenes of Dooralong, on the Central Coast, is Horseshoe Valley Farm & Apiary’s farm game shop and cute flower fields. Book ahead for a leisurely flower picking experience, where, for $30, you’ll be provided with a jug to fill with your picks of dahlias, sunflowers and cornflowers (BYO scissors). They usually open late spring or early summer to late winter, starting only on the weekend with more dates opening as the weather warms. But, as the farm operates with a spray-free policy, the blooms are particularly reliant on good weather, so check the farm’s socials for updates on what’s growing.
Please note: Like with any farms, the season has the last say on what grows, so always check with the farm before you go to see what’s available and what can be picked.
