Spring is in full swing and, as they say, April showers bring May flowers. Tulip season is in full bloom in Ontario, with colourful displays popping up all over St. Catharines. They don’t call us the Garden City for nothing.
Local flower farms and markets are welcoming visitors to their gardens to enjoy the beauty of the season and pick their own bouquets from their tulip fields. Here are some flower farms in St. Catharines and Niagara that are just blooming beautiful.
Roadside Flower Market
Roadside Flower Market’s very first tulip festival is happening now and visitors are welcome to its field to harvest from 500,000 tulips. Flowers are popping up now and filling the gardenswith pops of colour and tulips the size your hand. In addition to picking families will also enjoy taking pictures with props in the fields and inside the three-storey barn on the property as well as inflatables, wagon rides, fire pits and more.
Where
1923 Seventh St., St. Catharines
When
Open daily Monday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. until May 19
Tickets
$15-20 plus fees. Children under 3 years old are free
Varieties include
Purple Nurple; Dreamway Orange; Exotic Emperor; Flair; Hot Rod; Lemonade; Monte Orange; Moon Walk; and more.
TASC Tulip Pick Farm x Henry of Pelham
Step into the sunshine at the TASC Tulip Pick Farm among millions of tulips at your fingertips. After your tulip picking adventure, visit Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery in St. Catharines, only a few minutes down the road, for a tasting of estate-grown wines. With several tulip and wine tastings options, there’s an experience for everyone.
Where
433 Sixteen Rd., Ridgeville (minutes away from Henry of Pelham)
When
Open daily Monday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. until May 19
Tickets
$18.50 plus fees and up; $33.50 with wine tasting. Children under 3 years old are free
Varieties
TASC planted 2 million bulbs and 100 different tulip varieties.
