08/14/2026
🌸 Spring 2027 starts next week. 🌸
The seeds are arriving from Johnny’s, and next week we’ll start planting the flowers that will eventually make their way to the field in October.
And I want you to picture something a little different when I say U-Pick flower field.
This won’t be your typical summer field of zinnias and sunflowers. We’re filling it with the flowers you’ve come to know and love from Petaluma Gardens — snapdragons, Sweet William, ranunculus, anemones, orlaya, clarkia and all those fancy, beautiful flowers that make spring so special. 🌷
There may be a few zinnias and sunflowers joining the party as we move toward late spring, but the heart of this field will be spring flowers.
Our goal is to become a spring destination farm — a place to come while the days are still cool and pleasant, before the heat and insects of summer settle in.
🌸 Wander through the flowers and cut your own bouquet.
🍓 Pick strawberries right from the field.
🌿 Spend a spring morning or afternoon on the farm.
We’re planning for the season to begin sometime in March and continue through around June 1, with different flowers coming into bloom as spring unfolds.
There’s a whole lot of work between a packet of seeds arriving in August and a field full of flowers in March — and it starts next week.
Flowers + strawberries + springtime at the farm. That’s what we’re building for 2027. 🌸🍓
What spring flower would you be most excited to find growing in the U-Pick field?
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