Top 3 Spots to Pick Your Own at a Farm

Woodstock Flower Farm, South Coast

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.

1) Woodstock 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.

2) Glenbernie Family Farms

Glenbernie Family Farms, The Hawkesbury

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.

3) The Giving Farm

The Giving Farm, Central Coast - Credit: 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