Take a short drive outside the city limits, and you will encounter sprawling farmlands and lush landscapes where fresh flowers, plants, and produce are grown and harvested.
If you enjoy picking local items directly off a farm without spending hours in the car, visit one of these U-pick flower farms, two hours away or less from Toronto.
FYI: Lavender Fields and Sunflower Fields (only) are not included.
Flower Farms open in Late June, except for those offering u-pick tulips.
U-Pick Flower Farms For a Day Trip in Ontario
TASC Tulip Farm
Stroll amid 2 million tulips at this 25 acre farm in Fenwick. You can also pick your own tulips during your visit. You will see gorgeous rows of bright red, pink, yellow, and purple flowers and so many other eye-catching colours.
Dates: April 29 to May 21, 2023
Address: 1415 Balfour St, Fenwick (Directions ~ 1 hr 30 min (120 km) from Toronto )
Admission:
$12.50 to $19.50+fees
Country Cut Flowers
Set upon York Region is Country Cut Flowers, where you can pick your fresh flowers or purchase a pre-made bouquet. The farm also hosts workshops and is an excellent location for festive occasions, such as weddings. Visitors are welcome to cut their flowers from May until the beginning of September.
Dates: May onwards to Late Summer.
Address: 970 Miller’s Sideroad, Newmarket (Directions – ~ 60 min (75 km) from Toronto )
Admission: $40.00.
River Ridge Farm Flowers
Come and experience cutting your own flowers at the beautiful flower farm in Uxbridge Ontario and take in the spectacular views while you are here. With an array of flower varieties, including lavender, peonies, delphiniums, strawflowers, zinnias, lisianthus, ranunculus, anemones, and sunflowers, there’s something for everyone’s floral preferences.
Dates: Late Spring to Late Summer
Address: 12500 Concession Road 6, Uxbridge (Directions ~ 1 hr 10 min (80 km) from Toronto)
Admission: Entrance – Free
Cut Your Own Bouquet – $20
Purchase Pre Cut Flowers – $25
Seedy Farm
Seedy Farm in Oshawa is a sustainable flower farm offering bouquets, arrangements, and pick-your-own flowers. Spring features specialty daffodils and tulips, summer offers Dahlias, zinnias, and cosmos, and pollinator-friendly native flowers are also available.
Dates: Late April to late September.
Address: 1513 Concession Road 7, Hampton (Directions ~ 1 hr (74 km) from Toronto)
Admission:$40 for a vase that you fill with flowers
Pingle’s Farm Market
Pingle’s Farm has planted nine acres of flowers, with over 30 varieties of sunflowers (like giants, dwarf teddies, ring of fire, sunburst & classic yellow oilseed, to name a few), 20 varieties of wildflowers & rows of lavender. It is their biggest pick-your-own flower experience to date.
Dates: July & August
Address: Pingle’s Farm Market, 1805 Taunton Rd., Hampton (Directions ~ 1 hr (78 km) from Toronto)
Admission: $5 to $12
Robintide Farms
The famous u-pick farm for farm-fresh pick-your-own and picked-for-you strawberries, raspberries, vegetables, and pumpkins also have you pick sunflowers and over 25 varieties of Cut Flowers inculing Zinnias, Celosia, Rudbeckia, Ammi, Centaurea, Amaranth, Verbena, Stocks, Yarrow, Cosmos, Snapdragons, Marigolds, Salvia, Ageratum, Basil and Gomphrena.
Address: 2720 King-Vaughan Road, Maple (Directions – ~45 min (60 km) from Toronto )
Dates: Late July until frost in September.
Admission: $10.00 / person (12 yrs and older)
$5.25 / child
Free for children under 3 yrs
Bouquets:
Small $14.50
Large $19.50
Each bouquet includes a premium Mason jar for display. HST not included.
Andrew’s Scenic Acres
Visit 165 acres of stunning countryside found along the Niagara Escarpment. Andrew’s Scenic Acres offers the opportunity to explore their farm and choose from seasonal fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, flowers, pumpkins, and apples. Enjoy walking trails and wagon rides, along with their farm store, where you can purchase fresh pies. They are famous for their Dahlia (& Sunflower) fields.
Dates: Late Summer for flower picking. Fruits & vegetables from May.
Address: 9365 10th Side Rd, Milton (Directions ~ 55 min (60 km) from Toronto )
Admission: Ages 6 to 64 years old: $15.00+HST
– 65 years old and up (Seniors) 50% off: $7.50+HST
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Fresh Market Farms
Fresh Market Farms is perfect for those in the GTA and surrounding area to escape to the country for a day to pick and arrange their own flower bouquets. Once you arrive, you will receive either a small, medium or large container of flowers and will have the chance to take as many flowers as you would like directly from the flower field.
Address: 521 Concession 6 E, Millgrove (Directions – ~ 1 hr (65 km) from Toronto )
Admission: Small Container: $30
Medium Container: $60
Large Container: $100
Stems Flower Farm
Explore over 100 flower varieties across an acre of property on the Stems Flower Farm. Choose from various admission packages that allow for cutting and floral bouquets of different sizes and species. Or visit the farm market to purchase hand-tied bouquets, flower bunches, fresh fruit, and produce.
Address: 5130 6 Line, Cookstown (Directions – ~ 1 hr 15 min (105 km) from Toronto )
Admission: Various flower-cutting packages available.
Visitors pass for $10 for the hour you are picking. Kids under 13 are free
Windecker Woods Flower Farm
Located 30 minutes south of Hamilton is the beautiful Windecker Woods Flower Farm. Visitors are welcome to pick their own flowers as well as choose precut items from their seasonal selection. The farm also makes an excellent location for wedding photoshoots.
Dates: Opening in June 2023.
Address: 215 Windecker Rd, Cayuga (Directions – ~ 1 hr 45 min (130 km) from Toronto )
Admission: Prices and flower varieties may vary.
Bombshell Blooms
A picturesque 1/2 acre flower garden nestled in the sunflower field overlooking a heritage farmhouse and barn. With over 40 different flower varieties Bombshell Blooms is your ultimate summer day trip! Surround yourself with many different varieties of flowers, including sunflowers, for an experience that is unique to Bombshell Blooms.
Address: 137 Line 9 S Hawkestone (Directions– ~ 1 hr 20 min (125 km) from Toronto )
Dates: Summer months
Admission: Kids Bucket: $15
Small Bucket: $20
Medium Bucket: $30
Large Bucket: $45
Heritage Blooms Flower Farm
Heritage Blooms U Pick Flower Farm offer u-pick at their farm from July to September. It’s a chance to embrace nature and dive into a bouquet-building adventure. With an array of cut flowers in various shapes, textures, and colors, you can create a masterpiece that’s as unique as you are. Get ready to pluck petals and paint your world with floral delight!
Address: 3333 Highway 7, Norwood (Directions – ~ 1 hr 40 min (155 km) from Toronto )
Admission: vase $25; bucket size $50
Makkinks Flower Farm
For over 35 years, this small, family-run flower farm has provided customers with the opportunity to cut their own flowers, build bouquets, and learn about various species and arrangements through their workshops. The property also includes their farm store and seasonal tours.
Address: 164604 Kellett Rd, Tillsonburg (Directions – ~ 2 hr (170 km) from Toronto )
Admission: $45 per person.
Lochland Botanicals
Your friends and family will love a day trip out to Lochland Botanicals, where you can pick your flowers and herbs, enjoy wagon rides, experience meditation classes, and shop for homemade wellness products. The farm provides the opportunity to build your own fresh flower or herb bouquet, attend workshops, or purchase items from the farm store.
Address: 2468 25 Side Rd, Campbellville (Directions – ~ 1 hr (75 km) from Toronto )
Admission: Closed in 2023
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