We list 3 farms in the Dandenong Ranges where you pick your own flowers (Silvan, Upwey).
The season usually runs October to March.
Silvan
Flowers: Jan to Apr, from $65 per person
Botaniculture is a family-run flower farm on a hilltop at Silvan in the Yarra Valley, growing dahlias and other cut flowers in the area's volcanic soil.
- Open: 9am sessions on picking weekends
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: From $65 per person
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Silvan
Flowers: Feb to Mar
Gather Flower Farm is a small regenerative flower farm on 7.5 acres of red Yarra Valley soil at Silvan, run by second cousins Mel and Eliza. The property grows seasonal, chemical-free blooms and foliage alongside horses, beehives, an orchard and vegetable plots, and includes a renovated barn used for workshops.
- Open: Selected days in February and March, by booking. Sessions run 1.5 hours, multiple times per day on session days
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: From $50 for a medium vase session, $100 for a large bucket session
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Upwey
Flowers: Dec to May
Harvest Homestead Farm & Flowers is a 3-acre micro flower farm and farm stay bed and breakfast at 229 Glenfern Road, Upwey, at the base of the Dandenong Ranges.
- Open: Designated flower picking days in summer and autumn only, by online booking or private appointment. Entry by advance booking only
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: From $30 for a You-Cut Vase up to $80 for a Bucket Bomb; private group gatherings $50 per person
- On site: picnic area
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026