Cela dépend.

L'achat en ligne permet de gagner du temps lors de l'enregistrement et constitue le seul moyen de garantir votre entrée sur le terrain. L'achat en ligne est également plus économique et vous permet d'être servi en premier au comptoir d'enregistrement.

Nous nous réservons le droit de limiter le nombre de billets disponibles sur place et vous pourriez être refoulé si vous arrivez sans billet. Ceci est particulièrement vrai les week-ends de forte affluence.

Toute personne de plus de 5 ans doit posséder un billet « Picking » ou « Looking ». Votre groupe peut combiner les billets pour obtenir le nombre total de fleurs que vous souhaitez cueillir.

Par exemple, un groupe de 5 personnes, composé de 2 adultes et de 3 enfants de 3, 6 et 10 ans, souhaite cueillir 3 bouquets. Ce groupe devra acheter 3 tickets « Picking » et 1 ticket « Looking ». Chacun peut participer à la cueillette des 3 bouquets ; l'enfant de 3 ans n'a pas besoin de ticket.

Un ticket « Looking » vous permet d'accéder aux champs et d'admirer les fleurs. Un ticket « Picking » vous permet également d'accéder aux fleurs. Les détenteurs d'un ticket « Looking » sont les bienvenus pour aider les détenteurs d'un ticket « Picking ». Les tickets « Looking » peuvent être transformés en tickets « Picking » moyennant un supplément.

Un billet « Picking » comprend 10 tulipes pendant la saison des tulipes en mai. En été, un billet « Picking » comprend 25 points de fleurs, les tournesols rapportant 2 points et tout le reste 1 point. Des fleurs supplémentaires peuvent être achetées à l'avance ou sur place.

Oui ! Vous pouvez ajouter des tiges supplémentaires à l'avance lors de votre achat de ticket de cueillette ou en acheter sur place.

Nous avons mis en place des tickets d'arrivée chronométrés afin de réduire les embouteillages au parking, à l'enregistrement et au poste d'emballage. Une fois sur le terrain, vous pouvez rester aussi longtemps que vous le souhaitez.

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.

Tickets are non-refundable, except at our discretion. We may include a $2 processing fee to cover the charges from our credit card processor. There may be a price difference payable upon visit.

To request for a ticket change

1. Please respond to the ticket confirmation email you received
2. Suggest a new date/time
3. Or indicate you would like to convert a tulip ticket to a summer ticket (extra charges may apply)

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 discarded to reduce the chance of disease spread. If you would like to keep the bulbs from your picked tulips, they are for sale for 25 cents each. Keep in mind that they are not likely to bloom for 3-5 years because the greenery has been clipped off the bulb. They are more likely to become squirrel food than a bloom in your garden.

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 see this page on our website

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 mosquitoes that get particularly worse in the evenings.

To control the mosquitoes, we use the same larvicide that the city of Ottawa uses in their mosquito control efforts, and we also 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!