It’s tulip-picking time! Tulip season is short, so if picking flowers is on your spring bucket list, or you just want a killer spring selfie, head out ASAP to one of these local you-pick flower farms.
Get beautiful, fresh-picked tulips at this Bellevue farm, located at the intersection of Hwy. 70 S. and Charlotte Pike. It’s $5 to enter the fields, and $2 per stem. The farm is close to the end of its tulip-growing season, so make sure to check their Instagram before heading out.
This Columbia farm is currently open to the public every day of the week for tulip picking. It costs $16-19 a ticket, with five free tulips included. After that, tulips are $1.50 per stem. You’re welcome to bring a picnic, and there’s also a concession stand.
🧑🌾 Lucky Ladd Farms
This place is a wonderland for kids, with animal encounters (sloths!), pony rides, and farm-style amusement park attractions. They have the largest you-pick tulip farm in the Southeastern U.S., but they could run out of tulips soon. Tickets start at $12.
This family farm has Cookville’s longest-running produce stand. They just opened for tulip-picking, and on Saturday, March 28, they’re hosting a tulip festival, with a bunny trail and egg hunt, local vendors, and flower picking. Or visit on April 4 for their Tulips for a Cause event, which benefits Operation United Hope. Admission is $5, and tulips are $2.50 per stem.
Take a day trip to Roberts Five Farm in Sparta, just outside Cookeville, to find your perfect tulip bouquet. They just opened, so it’s a great time to go. Admission is $5, and tulips are $2.50 per stem, with a $1 bargain for weathered blooms. You might want to wear boots, or at least close-toed shoes.
