I couldn't believe all the beautiful flower fields near me when our family first moved to the DC area! In 2024, discover the best local flower fields where you can immerse yourself in nature's beauty, pick your own flowers, and have a wonderful family outing.
Flower Fields in Virginia, Maryland and DC Table of Contents
- Tulip PYO (2) - March and April
- Lavender PYO Fields (7) - June and July
- Sunflower Fields (8) - July and August
- Zinnia PYO Fields (4) - July to September
- Google Map of Flower Fields
Tulip Flower Fields in Virginia and Maryland
Burnside Farms - Our Favorite Pick Your Own Tulip Flowers in Virginia
- Location: Nokesville, VA
- Highlights: Burnside Farms is renowned for its Festival of Spring, which features over 1 million tulips and dozens of varieties. Visitors can walk through vast fields of blooming tulips and pick their own to take home.
- Website: Burnside Farms
- Our Family's Review and Tips for Burnside Farm after going 3 times!
Brookside Gardens - Not a Pick Your Own Field But Beautiful!
- Location: Wheaton, MD
- Highlights: While not a pick-your-own farm, Brookside Gardens offers beautifully maintained tulip displays in their formal gardens. It’s a great place to enjoy and photograph tulips in a serene setting.
- Website: Brookside Gardens
- More about Brookside Gardens on my DC with Kids Database.
More details about flowers in DC including tulips and roses here!
Lavender Flower Fields in Virginia and Maryland
Sweethaven Lavender Farm
Virginia Lavender Flower Fields for Pick Your Own
Check out the full blog posts on 12 Lavender Fields in Virginia and 10 Lavender Farms in Maryland!
Sunflower Fields Near Me in DC - Virginia and Maryland
Check out my full blog post for Maryland Farms for Sunflowers!
Sunflowers in Virginia
Burnside Farms Summer of Sunflowers PYO Fields
- Location: Nokesville, VA
- Bloom Time: Opens Friday, July 19 and 2024 Hours will be:
- Sat-Sun 6 am-noon, 4 pm-Dusk
- Mon 8 am-noon, 4 pm-Dusk
- Tues-Wed 4 pm-Dusk
- Thurs-Fri 8 am-noon, 4 pm-Dusk
- Closed daily from noon to 4pm due to heat.
- Highlights: Burnside Farms is famous for its "Summer of Sunflowers" event, featuring acres of sunflowers in various colors and varieties. Visitors can pick their own sunflowers and enjoy beautiful photo opportunities.
- Cost: Admission is by pre-purchased tickets only. There are no tickets available at the gate. Ticket prices range from $13-16. Pick-your-own sunflowers are $1.50 per stem on the farm. Flowers can now be pre-purchased with your tickets for savings up to 44% off of the on-farm price!
- Website: Burnside Farms
Liberty Mills Farm Sunflower Fields
- Location: Somerset, VA
- Bloom Time: Late July to early September
- Highlights: Our you-pick flower season which includes zinnias, cosmos, echinacea, celosia, asters, gladiolus and more runs from the last weekend in June through the first frost. Our Sunflower Festival will begin Labor Day weekend and run for two weekends.
- Plus! 34 acre Corn Maze that opens in September and runs until November.
- Cost: Admission fee around $10 per person; additional cost for picking sunflowers
- Website: Liberty Mills Farm
Sunflowers at Yoder's Farm
- Location: Rustburg, VA
- Bloom Time: Mid-July to August
- Highlights: Yoder’s Farm features a beautiful sunflower patch where visitors can pick their own sunflowers. The farm also offers fresh produce and other seasonal events.
- Cost: Free entry; charge for picking sunflowers (usually around $1 per stem)
- Website: Yoder's Farm
Zinnia Flower Fields in Virginia and Maryland
Zinnias can be found at a lot of the Farms above including:
- Butler's Orchard - Germantown, Maryland
- Instagram Reel from them here with Mrs. B's Flower Garden
- Our family's review of Butler's Fall Festival here.
- Burnside Farms - Nokesville, Virginia
- Liberty Mills Farm - Somerset Virginia
- Yoder's Farm - Rustburg, Virginia
- Lavender Fields at Tantivy Farm - Fairfield, Virginia
Flower Field Gear
Note: Burnside Gardens lets you borrow their baskets and scissors but not sure about the others!
- Vegetable & Flower Wicker Basket, Handwoven Rattan Basket with Leather-Wrapped Arch Handle
- Decorative Rattan Hanging, Natural Basket
- Garden Scissors for Plant, Tip Pruning Shears for Cutting Flowers
- Professional 7.3" Bonsai Scissors(GPPS-1012), For Arranging Flowers
Google Map of Flower Fields in Virginia, Maryland and DC
Full List of Flower Fields in Virginia and Maryland
- Burnside Farms - Tulips
- Brookside Gardens - Tulips (not PYO)
- White Oak Lavender Farm - Lavender
- Seven Oaks Lavender Farm – Lavender
- Lavender Fields at Tantivy Farm - Lavender
- Sweethaven Lavender - Lavender
- Star Bright Farm – Lavender
- Soleado Lavender Farm – Lavender
- Springfield Manor Winery, Distillery, and Brewery – Lavender
- Goldpetal Farms – Sunflowers
- Rocky Point Creamery – Sunflowers
- Sunflowers of Lisbon – Sunflowers
- McKee-Beshers Wildlife Area – Sunflowers (not PYO)
- Burnside Farms Summer of Sunflowers
- Liberty Mills Farm - Sunflower
- Yoder's Farm – Sunflowers
- Butler's Orchard - Zinnias
- Liberty Mills Farm – Zinnias
- Yoder's Farm – Zinnias
- Lavender Fields at Tantivy Farm - Zinnias
