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Lady in Picking Garden picks tulips at pick-your-own garden Bakkum
© Olivier Groot - Hexashots
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Visit a pick-your-own flower farm

While you should not walk through our tulip fields, we do have special pick-your-own flower farms where it’s actually encouraged! In fact, they were designed specifically for this purpose. A garden full of beautifully coloured flowers will bring a smile to anyone’s face. And it’s even better when you are allowed to pick them yourself and take home a gorgeous bouquet. Now that’s a ‘blooming’ good day out!

  • Walk among rows and rows of different flowers.
  • Pick your own floral bouquet.
  • Relax and admire the beautiful blooms.
  • Lady in greenhouse puts tulips in bucket at pick-your-own garden Bakkum
    © Olivier Groot - Hexashots
  • Lady in Picking Garden picks tulips close up at pick-your-own garden Bakkum
    © Olivier Groot - Hexashots
  • Lady in picking garden with her own picked tulips in bucket at pick-your-own garden Bakkum
    © Olivier Groot - Hexashots
  • Toddler girl smells hydrangea flowers
    © Ruud Morijn via Nationale Beeldbank
  • Picking garden sign at picking garden Bakkum
    © Olivier Groot - Hexashots

What is a pick-your-own garden?

Lady picks plucked tulips
© Olivier Groot - Hexashots

A pick-your-own flower farm is a garden filled with different kinds of flowers that you can pick to create your own bouquet. You will be handed a small pair of pruning shears and a basket or bucket and you then get to decide which flowers to pick. Entry is usually free of charge and you pay a small contribution for the flowers that you pick. Not only can you pick all kinds of flowers, but you can also take amazing photos among the various beautifully coloured blooms. So this is one place where you can walk among the flowers without having to worry about damaging them. And there’s an added bonus because many of the farms have delightful spots to rest while enjoying cup of coffee or tea.

What better spot could there be to relax and admire your surroundings!

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Where can you find a pick-your-own flower farm?

The Netherlands is home to a huge amount and variety of pick-your-own gardens. They are all beautiful locations where you can pick blooms for your own bouquet or just walk around and enjoy the lovely surroundings. But which pick-your-own garden is best for you? The on-site experts list their top tips for you here.

Flower picking garden
© Ruud Morijn via Nationale Beeldbank

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