I used to think of DeBuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch just as a place to visit in the fall. A couple of years ago I brought my daughter to the sunflower festival. It was such a fun event, with wagon rides, activities for kids, a petting farm, cider and donuts, and the chance to pick sunflowers. We had such a good time.
I was amazed by how big the sunflower field was. They had several props set up throughout the field for photo opportunities. I was just getting into photography, so I had a lot of fun taking photos of my daughter.
While we were on the wagon ride to the sunflower field, I overheard they were preparing a lavender field for the following season. We didn’t make it back in 2020, but we made up for it this year.
My daughter and I share a birthday, so I thought picking flowers would be something fun for us to do together on our day.
You have to make a reservation online and purchase the flowers separately at the farm. When you first arrive, someone checks you in and directs you to the fields. You can visit without purchasing flowers. It’s a great place to wander and take in the beauty or to take photos.
They have a huge variety of sunflowers, I never knew there were so many different kinds. They also have zinnias, lavender and we found a few pumpkins or gourd plants throughout.
If you choose to pick flowers, they supply you with the shears and a container for the flowers. You can choose to have a small bag or bucket of sunflowers and there is a small tube to put the lavender in. They also supply water to put the sunflowers in and twine to wrap the lavender.
🌻 Admission tickets are $9 per person (everyone over 23 months old)
🌻 Tickets are purchased online and flowers are purchased in the field
🌻 $7 for a bag of sunflowers and $25 for a bucket
🌻 $10 per lavender bundle
🌻 They supply the shears
🌻 2 hour time slot
🌻 Don’t forget your camera! A lot of photo opportunities
