Spread beauty and calm with farm-fresh flowers
Reopening July 2026Everything grown here in Waterbury, Vermont
For the planet and the pollinators
Shop pick-your-own and bulk flowers
Every Saturday, August 8 through September 26, we will open our quarter-acre flower field for you to stroll through, enjoy, and harvest your own flowers.
The flower field is open from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. You must arrive between 8 a.m. and 10:30 am to pick your flowers and finish by 11 am.
HOW IT WORKS
If you have a partner/child/friend (or children) who would like to join you, you do not need to purchase additional tickets; however, you may harvest only one jar of flowers per ticket.
When you arrive at the farm, you will park and check in at the farmstand at 1675 U.S. Route 2, gather the supplies below, and follow the signs to walk to the flower field.
SUPPLIES
Bring a wide-mouth quart mason jar to fill if you have one. We’ll also have some on hand for you to borrow if needed.
Fill your jar from the bucket of clean water and flower food located at the farmstand.
We will have clippers on hand that you are welcome to use.
TIME
Expect cutting flowers to take you approximately 30-45 minutes. When finished, please return your scissors and jar, if you borrowed one, to the farmstand.
FLOWER VARIETIES
Choose from a variety of large, medium, small, and filler flowers to make a stunning bouquet full of textures and colors. You'll find a variety of zinnias, gomphrena, craspedia, snapdragons, cosmos, amaranth, marigolds, basil, strawflowers, celosia, dara, and sunflowers.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Ticket transfer: If your plans change, feel free to give your space to a friend. Or feel free to purchase You-Pick flowers as a gift for someone else.
Tickets are nonrefundable: Refunds incur high transaction costs, require time, and lead to unplanned inventory changes that small farmers simply are not equipped to handle. Thank you for your understanding.
Rain or shine: You-pick is rain or shine. If an extreme weather event requires cancellation, you will be notified, and we will reschedule to a day/time that works for you.
Available July 13 through October 5 only. Please do not order unless you will be picking up within this window. Maximum order of 2 buckets. If you need more, please contact me first.
A 5-gallon bucket of stems (approximately 100 to 110 stems), in a mix of focal flowers, foliage, and filler.
DIY Flower buckets are perfect if you want to get creative, skip the florist, save money, and design your own arrangements with our local, sustainably grown flowers! One DIY bucket is enough to assemble:
1-2 large centerpieces, OR
4 bridesmaid bouquets, OR
6 centerpieces, OR
25 bud vases
COLOR OPTIONS:
Preferred colors. Share with me your colors, and I’ll do my best to match them. Ex. “yellow and purple” or “warm tones”, “bright colors”, etc.
Farmers choice.All of the best flowers in the field at the time of your event. This creates colors and textures that fit the vibe of what’s in season, with an eye for cohesion. This bucket is ideal for people who are open to anything and want to show off what’s most abundant.
Pickup from farm only, no delivery. Bulk buckets require a one-week advance order.
Please bring an empty, CLEAN 5-gallon bucket for pickup. We will fill with floral food and fresh water for transport. Clean buckets are important for best flower vase life.
Please plan to take the flowers directly to a cool spot: do not leave in the sun or a hot car for any period of time. Once the flowers leave our possession, we are no longer responsible!
If you do not have a bucket with you at pickup, you can take one of our buckets for $10.
Get farmstand updates and enter to win a bouquet!
While the farmstand is open in the summer, we’ll draw a name from our list of email subscribers each month and give away a free $25 bouquet (must be able to pick up in Waterbury, VT).
This is also the best way to stay up to date with when flowers are available at our flower farmstand.
Plants help us connect with the best version of ourselves
Being around plants, especially flowers, can soften your worries and transport you into a flow-like state.
We find that farming helps us slow down and appreciate the natural beauty all around us.
Having fresh flowers in your home can have the same effect. Research has found a compound present in lavender can lessen anxiety and help you relax.
In this chaotic world, flowers give us a chance to spread more acts of kindness.
Thank you for being part of our community.
We will reopen in July 2026. Thank you for supporting us last growing season, and we hope to see you soon.
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