We list 5 farms in Melbourne where you pick your own flowers (Gisborne, Kerrie, Marcus Hill, Spring Hill, Upwey).
The season usually runs October to March. Distances are measured from the centre of Melbourne.
Upwey, about 33 km from Melbourne
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
Gisborne, about 46 km from Melbourne
Flowers: Feb to May, $55 per bucket
302 Flowers is a family-run flower farm at the top of Mount Gisborne in the Macedon Ranges, about an hour from Melbourne. The property has been in the same family since the early 1990s and grows chemical-free, bee friendly blooms across a ten-acre property at 600 metres elevation, with views back toward the Melbourne skyline and Port Phillip Bay.
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Kerrie, about 55 km from Melbourne
Flowers: Nov to Dec
Romswood Peony Farm is a working peony farm in the tiny locality of Kerrie in the Macedon Ranges, about an hour and a quarter north-west of Melbourne.
- Open: Select dates only, mid November to early December. 11am to 1pm on scheduled picking days
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: $20 per person (non picker, garden and field entry only); children under 18 free
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Marcus Hill, about 56 km from Melbourne
Flowers: Sep to Nov
Mannerim Stables Co is a family-run flower farm on the Bellarine Peninsula, fourth-generation growers of cut flowers and spring bulbs. The farm gate sits on Swan Bay Road at Marcus Hill, between Geelong and Queenscliff.
- Open: 10am to 4pm on open weekends; the flower cart runs most days
- Entry: $5 per person to enter the picking paddock, free for children under 15
- On site: farm shop, toilets and picnic area
Season, map and contacts · Facebook page Checked 27 August 2026
Spring Hill, about 79 km from Melbourne
Flowers: Nov to Dec
Spring Hill Peony Farm is a peony farm at Spring Hill in the Macedon Ranges, about an hour north-west of Melbourne. Visitors park at The Little Church in Spring Hill and walk about two kilometres along tree lined laneways, past horses and cows, to reach the peony paddock.
- Open: Ticketed days only, confirmed once blooms open
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: $14 per person weekday / $20 weekend, view only (no picking); $5 aged 16 and under, free aged 1 and under
- On site: picnic area and parking
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026