Add some sunshine to your day by stepping into a vibrant field of yellow sunflowers. Or, bring some joy to a loved one by presenting them with a bunch of freshly cut sunflowers.
Visiting a sunflower field is a great way to spend some time outdoors with family and friends and a sunflower field makes an incredible photo backdrop.
Here are three places in the Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast regions where you can see and pick sunflowers.
Little Tin Shed, Medowie
Address: 54 Lisadell Road, Medowie
Next open day: Sunday 6 April from 9am to 2pm
Phone: 0432 146 977
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Little Tin Shed is famous in Medowie for selling freshly grown fruit, vegetables and flowers from their ‘little tin shed’ roadside stall. In recent years, they have planted a sunflower field at Lisadell Road, Medowie and open it to the public for photos and sunflower picking.
After paying a small entry fee, visitors can pick their own sunflowers, paying per stem. Open on certain dates throughout the year, Little Tin Shed are having an event this Easter weekend.
🌻 Little Tin Shed Medowie are opening their sunflower fields to the public on Friday 18 & Saturday 19 between 9am and 1pm. There will be lots of tractors, glasshouses, and accessories to take photos amongst the 30,000 blooming sunflowers.
It’s a great family day out. Face Painting will be onsite on Friday and Saturday and Lulu’s Gelato Van will be onsite with all their delicious gelatos on Saturday.
There is a $5 entry fee to enter the sunflower paddocks (free entry for kids 12 years and under).
Please bring something to cut the flowers such as strong scissors or secateurs and bring a bucket or something to put your sunflowers in as they get thirsty. Little Tin Shed are happy to supply water for you and suggest picking the sunflowers near the end of your visit. They also suggest to pick the sunflowers that are not fully open or have just come out of buds, so they last longer (they will open in a few days).
You’re guaranteed beautiful and unique photo opportunities with Little Tin Shed’s stunning photo sets. They will have a glass house, swing, peacock chair, tractors and an arbour set up for photos.
Please note: Cash only. No toilet facilities. Pets welcomed and must be on a leash
Visit the Little Tin Shed social media pages for more 2025 dates and further information.
Hunter Valley Sunflowers, Largs
Address: 125 McKimms Road, Largs
Next open day: TBA
Phone: 0467 546 395
Email: info@hvsunflowers.com.au
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Hunter Valley Sunflowers are a small, family-owned farm growing Sunflowers at Largs. Visitors are invited to walk among the three-acre sunflower patch, take photos and have a picnic. Hunter Valley Sunflowers keep their field open until sunset, for that perfect sunset shot. Tickets can be purchased at the farm gate or online. After paying a small entry fee (kids under 16 are free), you can pay to pick and purchase sunflowers per stem.
Please note: Cash or card purchases. Toilets available. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Pets on a leash are welcome. No drones.
Visit the Hunter Valley Sunflowers social media pages for 2025 dates and further information.
The Bloom Barn Farm, Peats Ridge
Address: 1154 Peats Ridge Road, Peats Ridge
Next open day: February 14, 2025
Phone: 0455 246 789
Email: bloom@thebloombarn.com.au
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The Bloom Barn Farm regularly opens their sunflower field to the public. Spend a day on the farm and pick your own sunflowers. The next event is Good Friday 2025. Book your tickets online so you don’t miss out. Limited numbers each session.
Tickets to Pick Your Own Sunflower Day can be purchased via The Bloom Barn Farm website. It costs $23.50 for adults, $16.50 for children (5 to 15) and seniors. Ticket price includes entry and harvesting of five stems of sunflowers, with bouquet wrapping by staff. $2 from each ticket will be donated to the Coast Shelter. Additional stems can be purchased on the day for $5 each.
Please note: No pets allowed. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own secateurs, however there will be secateurs available for complimentary use on the day. Bring a rug and picnic if you would like relax in the surroundings.
Good to Know:
- Before leaving home, check to see if the sunflower field you are visiting offers eftpos facilities or if they’re cash only.
- Wear suitable shoes. Long pants are also recommended.
- Remember to take secateurs or sharp scissors to cut your sunflowers, as well as a bucket to keep them in on the way home.
- Be prepared to see bees as they love sunflowers.
- Being a farm, snakes are a possibility.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Remember to thank the sunflower farm you visit by tagging them in your social media photos.
How to keep your sunflowers fresh: If you buy sunflowers on the day, we have the low-down on how to keep them fresh. When you get home, remove enough green leaves so that none of them end up inside the vase. Cut off the ends of the sunflower stalk to the desired length, run them under hot tap water and then plunge into cold water. Put a little bit of sugar in your vase to help the flowers last longer!
Five facts about sunflowers
- Sunflowers track the movement of the sun throughout the day, through a behavior known as heliotropism. In the morning, the sunflower faces east to catch the first rays of sunlight, and as the day progresses, it gradually follows the sun, facing west by sunset. This movement is controlled by special cells on the stem that elongate or contract in response to light.
- Sunflowers are famous for their impressive size. They can reach heights of up 3 metres or more, depending on the variety. The tallest sunflower ever recorded stood at a whopping 9.17 metres!
- The seeds in the centre of a sunflower are arranged in a fascinating mathematical pattern known as a Fibonacci spiral. The seeds are arranged in tightly-packed, interconnecting spirals that consistently follow a Fibonacci sequence, where each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers (e.g., 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, and so on).
- Sunflowers are an important source of vegetable oil. The seeds of sunflowers contain about 40-50% oil, which can be extracted and used for various purposes, including cooking oil, biodiesel production, and as an ingredient in cosmetics.
- Sunflowers have cultural significance in many societies. They are often associated with attributes like positivity, happiness, loyalty, and longevity. The beauty of these vibrant flowers has also inspired artists and poets throughout history.
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