For a few weeks every Spring, the family farm called Wicked Tulips Flower Farm in Johnston, RI opens up for people to pick their own tulips for a dollar a tulip. With a small entrance fee, you gain access to amazing fields filled to the brim of tulips. They even give you lessons on how to pick, a basket or bucket to collect your tulips, and a station to wrap up your bounty.
When we woke up on Saturday morning, it was pouring rain. Ha! The weatherman said the rain would be passing, but it was raining so hard. We pulled on our boots and rain gear and said, let’s go for it. What is a little mud?!? Wicked Tulips Flower Farm is a near 20 minutes away from home.
We were greeted by a cheerful group of people who make every part of our visit special at Wicked Tulips. They guided us to close-in parking and signs help us to learn the ins and outs of picking Tulips. We checked in with our tickets and the guides talked us through the process and let us know that both fields were now open.
We sloshed around taking pictures and we even picked a total of 40 tulips to take home. The colors were magnificent, deep violet, fuchsia, yellow, white, orange, multi-color, rust, and nearly every color of the rainbow.
Total cost for our group of 4: $57
2 Adults @$7 each= $14
1 10-year-old @$3
1 Child under 3 was free
40 Tulips @$1 each
Pictures from Wicked Tulips Flower Farm (forgive the rain-soaked look).
This farm sells out most days, so we had to plan this a week in advance. And next year, we do plan to take advantage of one of the sunrise weekday sessions to capture some fabulous pictures.
How do you find a farm like this in your own area?
- Most states have a website that highlights farms and farmer’s markets. In my state, Farm Fresh Rhode Island is the place to go.
- Follow the local farms on Facebook, Instagram or another social networking site to get the insider’s tips. Wicked Tulip Flower Farm on Instagram I needed to find out when the farm would be open, as they have a limited season and get the insider’s tips on how it all works.
- As I live in the smallest state, Rhode Island, grocery stores have these free magazines on the way out the door. Your state might have these too. I always pick-one up to get the inside scoop on other local activities in the area. One such magazine, Edible Rhody provides the latest news on food and drink in the state, with some local events of interest.
And right across from Wicked Tulips Flower Farm was a sign for Dame Farm and Orchard, which opens in mid-July for pick your own sunflowers and blueberries. I know where we will be heading in July…
Here is the link to the farm: Dame Farm and Orchards