Is there any flower that screams summer more than a sunflower? All across New Jersey, farms are bursting with these tall, cheerful blooms. You can also make a day of it at a sunflower festival, where you’ll find kid-friendly activities, sunflower mazes, and plenty of chances to cut your own stems. Most sunflowers bloom in mid-July, but picking conditions can change so be sure to call ahead.
Alan’s Flower Farm
120 Sykesville Road, Chesterfield
609-234-5630 or 609-668-1405
Alan’s Flower Farm currently owns 165 acres, and 125 of these acres are devoted to growing annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs and woodies for cut flower production. Their most popular items are mixed bouquets, dahlias, sunflowers, eucalyptus, asters, cockscombs, sweet william and lisianthus.
Alstede Farms
1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester
908-879-7189
Alstede Farms will have sunflowers and zinnias in its fields, and vegetables and fruits for you to pick yourself. Visit the “what can I pick today” page to see what crops are currently available for picking.
Argos Farm
1250 Lacey Road, Forked River
Come for the sunflowers, stay for the live music, tasty treats, farm fun activities and more during the weekend Sunflower Festivals; dates are not yet announced. Golden Hour Sunflowers offers picture-perfect photo ops at sunset.
Brodhecker Farm
2 Branchville-Lawson Road, Newton
973-383-3592
Check Brodhecker’s Facebook page in early August for updates on the PYO season.
Casola Farms
178 Highway 34 and Schanck Rd., Holmdel
732-332-1533
There is not a PYO field, but there is a sunflower maze on weekends in September and October, along with hayrides and petting zoos for the family.
Dalton Farms
660 Oak Grove Road, Swedesboro
856-628-7313
Dalton Farms is a 99-acre family-owned and run farm with ties extending back to 1790. Dalton Farms decided to take a leap of faith and planted 1.2 million sunflowers of all varieties and the first Dalton Farms Sunflower Festival was born in 2019. The farm will be open from later this summer, so check back for the festival info.
Emery’s Berry Farm
346 Long Swamp Rd., New Egypt
609-758-8514
Fall Fun on the Farm begins in late September and includes the Sunflower Patch, hayrides, the Treasure Hunt Corn Maze, farm animals and pumpkins.
Giamarese Farm
155 Fresh Ponds Rd., East Brunswick
732-821-9494
PYO apples, pumpkins and veggies are ready! Stop in the farm market before heading out to the field. Fall activities include a corn maze, hayrides, a sunflower field, pony rides and a petting zoo.
Happy Day Farm
106 Iron Ore Road, Manalapan
732-977-3607
The U-Pick Summer Season starts with raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and lavender, and continues with sunflowers and zinnias. Bring your own cutting shears and a bucket of water to transport your flowers home, or you can rent scissors. Sunflower picking starts on July 4.
Hill Creek Farms
Hill Creek Farms, Mullica Hill
856-223-0028
Hill Creek Farms will open on September 6 for one final season. You can pick sunflowers, or Jonagold apples (through November). Plus, spend time in the orchard, hop on a hayride, or send the kids on a barrel train ride. The playground, market and wine garden will not be open this season.
Holland Ridge Farms
86 Rues Road, Cream Ridge
Known for their massive tulip festival in the spring, the farm will be bursting with sunflowers in September. Their fall flower festival featuring sunflowers, gladiolus, dahlias, lilies, and calla lilies will include food vendors, a tour of the Dutch windmill, family activities, and lots and lots of photo ops.
Johnson’s Corner Farm
133 Church Road, Medford
609-654-8643
The Sunflower Celebration will be a fun-filled experience with a wagon ride, pictures in the sunflower maze and flower picking. Take a wagon ride to the maze or stroll around the fields. At the end of the maze, pick a few flowers to remember your night at the farm. The dates for this year’s season are not yet announced.
Johnson Locust Hall Farm
2691 Monmouth Road, Jobstown
609-353-9000
Peaches, sunflowers, field flowers and blackberries are ready. The summer season at the farm is filled with activities for everyone, like hayrides, the animal farm, kids’ play patch and market shopping.
Lee Turkey Farm
201 Hickory Corner Rd., East Windsor
609-448-0629
In season right now are strawberries, shelling peas, green beans and sour transparent summer apples (great for applesauce). In the market are oven-ready whole turkeys, fruit and cream pies, local honey, cheeses, brown eggs, and a selection of Garden State bottled goods. Sunflowers are on their way!
Lentini Farms
251 High St. (Rte. 94 South), Newton
Lentini operates five farm stands, three of which are full-service markets. This fall, the festivals will include different live band and food trucks each weekend, along with the popular 10-acre corn maze, hayrides, u-pick pumpkins and the seasonal sunflower field. There’s also a haunted hayride and nighttime terror activities closer to Halloween.
Linwood Fields
Across from Pop’s Farm Market and Garden Center, 238 Station Rd., Monroe Twp.
609-655-4175
Pick your own pumpkins and the corn maze are open on weekends during the fall. There will also be a hayride, bounce house, sunflower picking, kids’ activities, a picnic grove and a farm market.
Liberty Farm
101 Route 645, Sandyston
833-786-6293
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first sunflower maze in NJ starting in late August. Full Bloom Weekend should be the first week of September.
Longmeadow Farm
561 Blairstown Rd. (Route 521), Hope
On weekends in September and October, there is apple, pumpkin and sunflower picking. On October 4, a fall festival will feature live music, hayrides, food trucks, permanent jewlery, flash tattoos, face painting, artisans and kids’ activities.
Melick’s Town Farm
170 Oldwick Road, Oldwick
908-439-2955
Melick’s Town Farm rotates wonderful fruits and flowers, which attracts lovely pollinators such as butterflies. They charge per stem if you want to choose your own flowers, but they do offer pre-made bouquets. Currently the Oldwick Farm Market is open to shop for spring flowers, vegetable plants, apples, cider, hard cider and wine, the other locations will reopen soon.
Mood’s Farm Market
901 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill
856-478-2500
Sunflower picking goes from mid-July to the end of August. Bring scissors or hand trimmers to help you cut the stems.
Ort Farms
25 Bartley Rd., Long Valley
908-876-3351
In the heart of summer, pick your own sunflowers and other garden flowers. The Flowerfest Sunflowers and U-Pick will be available from mid-July through August.
R & J Farm
723 W. Herschel St., Galloway Twp.
609-593-6180
There are cute photo prop areas to take lots of great selfies in the fields later this summer. Admission includes a hayride and one sunflower that you pick yourself; you can cut more flowers for an additional cost. The season varies each year.
The Red Barn Farm
391 Rte. 206, Hammonton
609-517-2711
The farm has PYO sunflowers, plus for the fourth year there is a giant 7-acre corn maze, pumpkin hayrides and a sunflower festival. There is a fairground area where you can get food and drinks, plus there are tons of games and activities for the kids.
Riamede Farm
122 Oakdale Rd., Chester
908-879-7762
The oldest PYO apple orchard in NJ offers 51 varieties of apples to pick, plus pumpkin picking (off the vine), and u-pick sunflowers and zinnias, as well as you-pick winter veggies and tomatoes. On weekends in the fall, the hayrides and all farm activities and you-pick areas are included in the admission price, as well as a picking bag and use of the red wagons and cutting shears.
Silverton Farms
1520 Silverton Rd., Toms River
732-244-2621
Currently, asparagus, spinach, Swiss chard, herbs and kale are growing, but check Facebook for updates on the sunflower season.
Stone Tavern Orchards
73 Rues Rd., Cream Ridge
609-223-0051
Fall festivities include PYO apples, pumpkins and flowers; a hayride; a corn maze; a corn pit; pony rides and a petting zoo; a food tent; and a farm stand with veggies, honey, flowers and autumn essentials. If you just want the fruit and not the festival, head down the road to Annie’s Orchard, where Farmer Pat’s daughter Annie has a rustic second location for just apple picking.
Stokes Farm
23 DeWolf Rd., Old Tappan
201-768-3931
This sixth-generation family farm grows a variety of flowers, herbs, and produce, and offers seasonal workshops plus u-pick options.
Stony Hill Farms
8 Route 24 (Route 513), Chester
908-879-2908
There are 10 types of flowers, including sunflowers of course, that you can pick from now through mid-October. You will have to pay an entry fee, plus cost per stem. It’s also currently raspberry picking time.
Sunset Flower Farm
550 Hands Mill Rd., Belleplain
609-504-4637
The working flower farm blooms from May through August with peonies, sunflowers, hydrangeas and a variety of summer annuals. Flowers are usually harvested in the early morning or late evening to ensure freshness. The farm is currently closed until reopening for sunflowers in the fall.
Sunset View Farm
27 Pierce Rd., Lafayette (Andover)
973-579-7380
This teaching garden and community farm in Sussex County offers a selection of precut peonies, sunflowers, zinnias and dahlias from its roadside stand.
Sussex County Sunflower Maze
Liberty Farm, 101 County Rd. 645, Branchville (Sandyston)
973-219-6356
Sunflowers bloom at the farm later in the season, so check their Facebook page for information on the maze that should be ready in August.
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton
609-924-2310
This 50-year-old farm is a popular destination, where visitors can experience their 250 acres of land, perfect for the pick-your-own season, featuring sunflowers, apple picking, live music, and wine tasting. The schedule is filled with other pick-your-own produce and flowers available during the summer.
VonThun Farms
438 Route 57, Washington Twp.
908-689-3761
Weekday and weekend admission includes access to the New Jersey Sunflower Trail, photo op areas, the farm animal barnyard and a hayride around the farm, as well as admission to the picking fields. You must purchase a container for picking. Pick sunflowers, other flowers and peaches. Enjoy face painting, plus rotating food and craft beer vendors on the weekends. Sunflower festivals are planned for weekends in August.
Ward’s Farm
120 Bassett Road, Mannington
609-385-6278
Ward’s Farm is a certified organic cut flower farm with sustainable agriculture practices that was established in 2012, specializing in sunflowers and dahlias. In 2019, the farm officially opened to the public for events, with the most popular being PYO sunflowers and pumpkins. This year BYOB date nights and picnic days will return for couples and friends where they can pick their own sunflowers and wildflowers.
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- Olivia Savino contributed to this story.
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