That depends.

Pre-purchasing online saves time during check-in and is the only way to ensure entry into the field. Purchasing online is also cheaper and means you will be served first at the check-in station.

We reserve the right to limit the amount of tickets available on-site and you may be turned away if you arrive without a ticket. This is especially true on busy weekends.

Every person over 5 years old must either have a “Picking” or a “Looking” ticket. Your group may mix and match the tickets to make up the total amount of flowers you would like to pick.

As an example, a group of 5 people made up of 2 adults and 3 children aged 3,6 and 10 want to pick 3 bouquets. This group will need to purchase 3 “Picking” tickets and 1 “Looking” ticket. Everyone can help pick the 3 bouquets and the 3 year-old doesn’t need a ticket.

A “Looking” ticket is a ticket to enter the fields and enjoy the flowers. A “Picking” ticket is a ticket that additionally includes flowers. A person with a “Looking” ticket is more than welcome to join in to help someone with a “Picking” ticket. “Looking” tickets can be upgraded to a “Picking” ticket for an extra cost.

A “Picking” ticket includes 10 tulips during the u-pick tulip season in May. During the summer flower u-pick season, a “Picking” ticket includes 25 points worth of flowers, with sunflowers being 2 points and everything else being 1 point. Additional tulips or points can be purchased at the field.

Yes! During the tulip season, extra tulips can be purchased and added to your tickets online and on-site. During the summer flower season, extra points can be purchased at the field.

We have timed arrival tickets to reduce congestion in the parking lot, in the check-in line, and in the wrapping station line. Once in the field, you may stay as long as you want.

No, if you are taking photos for your own enjoyment and are not taking photos for monetary gain, then you need only purchase our regular “Looking” or “Picking” tickets. We use the honour system and ask that you make this determination yourself.

It is not always possible to change tickets, but it never hurts to ask! Tickets are non-refundable, except at our discretion and will always include a $2 processing fee. Tickets may be exchangeable during the summer months, but we do not exchange tickets during the tulips season as we are too busy to accommodate the volume of these requests.

If you would like to request a ticket change, please respond to the ticket confirmation email you received and include the date/time you would like to change your tickets. Additional charges may apply and may include an additional processing fee.

Keep in mind that because we offer seasonal flowers, the flowers you might be looking forward to picking may no longer be in season if you choose to visit us at a later date.

Yes! We love seeing furry friends! Please keep your pets on leash and away from flowers they may damage. Additionally, please keep an eye on your pets as many flowers that we grow are not safe for them to eat.

We only close for severe weather like nearby lightning. Please keep in mind the weather where you are may not be the weather where we are! Please consult the radar map and not just the forecast. We are just outside of the city of Ottawa so quite often the weather in the city is different than in our fields. Check our website and social media for updates.

Please don’t let a grey sky stop you from visiting! The dreary skies make the bright flowers seem brighter and the gentle lighting makes for better photos. Wear your rain boots and borrow one of our umbrellas to still have a fun time.

Anytime is a good time to visit as our fields are big enough that you can always get space from other visitors and there are always new flowers blooming. However, we are less busy on weekdays than we are on the weekends. If you want the best flower selection in the summertime, visit on a Friday morning. We are closed Tuesday to Thursday during the summer and so that means there are a few days of blooms that have not yet been picked.

Nope!

Tulips are pulled straight from the ground so only hands are required. No other tools are required and we may ask you to put them back in your car if we see them. For the summer flowers, we have clippers for you to use while you are here.

You are welcome to bring your own pail for flowers, but we also have flower picking baskets available for on-site use.

Nope! Bulbs are not included.

Bulbs are not planted in the spring, they are planted in the fall. Bulbs pulled from our field are clipped off at the wrapping station and are replanted to (hopefully) rebloom in 3-5 years. If you would like to keep the bulbs from your picked tulips, they are for sale for 25 cents each.

We sell bulbs in fall, which are new bulbs, not the bulbs that we dig out of our field. We do not dig up our field’s bulbs.

Yes! We have picnic tables to help extend your stay. We do not normally have on-site concessions, but we occasionally have food trucks. Please, no portable BBQs.

The short tulip season begins sometime in May. The season lasts for only 2 weeks, so don’t wait on visiting! Our opening day has ranged from the beginning of May all the way to the third week of May!

Snapdragons bloom next, starting late June or July until August. Zinnias and the rest of the flowers start late July.

Our sunflowers are planted so that we have blooms from late July until the first frost in September or October. Our sunflowers are not one big field of all of the same variety, but the field is planted in smaller sections with different varieties and colours of sunflowers. Sections of sunflowers will finish blooming while other patches of sunflowers are in full bloom and yet others are still making buds for new blooms.

Flowers come and go based on the natural cycles of their growth. You may find some beds in full bloom and other beds newly planted. This is the nature of seasonal farming. Each visit brings new flowers in bloom.

Dahlias, Gladiolus, and Eucalyptus. Yes! They are in a special fenced in area and must be picked by us. We prioritize their use in our subscription bouquets, Grab&Go bouquets, and for special orders. These flowers are expensive to grow, require a lot of labour to grow, and have special picking instructions. We do not want to risk their damage by a careless snip, pet, or kid.

Yes! Please contact us for groups of 15 or more. We can tailor an experience for your group. We are also willing to open the field for private groups during times we are regularly closed.

A few things.

• Pick your flowers at the optimal time. A flower picked before it is ready or past its prime is never going to last as long as one picked perfectly on-time.
• Change the water in your vase every day. This reduces the amount of yucky germs in the water that make it spoil faster. Those packages of flower food or a penny in the water are not needed if you are changing the water every day.
• Trim the stems if they are getting soft. This renews the flowers ability to get water. A well-hydrated flower lasts longer than a thirsty flower.

Yes, during the tulip season there are times when there are a lot of mosquitoes. It seems like the first big hatch of the year coincides with the tulips in bloom. The rest of the year has hardly any mosquitoes.

To control the mosquitoes, we spray a concentrated garlic solution. It does work to deter them, but isn’t foolproof. On the plus side, the area smells like pizza for a half-hour after we spray! We also have insect repellent available for use at the check in station.

During the summer season, there are lots of bees. The bees that hang around the flower fields are very gentle and are not the kind of bee that stings. We occasionally have wasps, but it is rare that they cause problems.

Yes, however, the farm is not paved and can be uneven and muddy when wet. Some of the paths are wide enough to accommodate mobility aids and strollers, but it is not always easy to maneuver. Most of our main paths are covered in woodchips, with side paths being grassy or hard-packed earth.

Yes. During the picking season we have a portable washroom available. Unfortunately, it is not wheelchair accessible.

No. We do not sell seeds because the time we would spend on making seed packages available is better spent in keeping our u-pick well maintained. The seeds for all of the flowers we grow are readily available through larger online seed suppliers and we are happy to share what varieties we grow. We do sell fall-planted bulbs though!