After much delay with rain and cloud cover, the sunflowers have made their debut, adorning the fields with their own brand of glorious sunshine. Look closely at the sunflower, it is actually a flowerhead, made up of many, many flowers. Raise your hand if you knew that fun fact!
Some of you may remember that this same farm, Burnside Farms was where I brought you to see their tulips in bloom. There isn't much that makes me miss going then or at this time of year! Turn around slowly. You are surrounded by sunflowers.
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I bought a season pass, also known as a passport, which gave me admission to the Festival of Flowers for the season. For the tulips, the season was about three weeks, depending on the weather. The price for the passport is $75.00 which is a lot of money, but, I could go every day and whenever they are open, also: you get five free stems each time you go. As an added bonus, the sunflowers season is about a month and if you have a passport, it is free, also with three stems every day. Deal!
I think that they had a lot of snippers disappear with the tulips. This season, you need them to cut the tough stems. They bought all new ones, but, you must leave your keys or an ID behind. They hold it hostage until you bring their snippers back. I bring my own. Otherwise, I risk having to wait for someone to turn them in.
How nice! A people carrier~ You can walk! The first blooming is about 5 acres out of the almost 100 that are blooming. That is good, on the one hand. That means we will get a long season this year. That is good news. The tulips shut down ten days early in April. The weather turned so hot, the tulips were dying. Almost overnight, we got a sustained temperature of 90 F (32C) for days and days.
Hop right in! I will ride up to see which field I need to be in and walk back, this way I can check the progress of the other fields when I go back. I will probably come back tomorrow and one of the weekend evenings so we can watch the fireworks. They are always fun! Food trucks and fireworks, then they decided to have the local Winery attend. Virginia is big on their vineyards. Oh, yes. It is #MarketFriday, I may need to buy some!
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Tips for your trip to Burnside
*Bring water and stay hydrated Wear light-colored, loose-fitting clothing. Wear a hat or bring an umbrella for shade in the field OR we’re happy to loan you one of our “Sunbrellas”. Wear comfortable “farm-worthy” shoes. Prepare for walking. The fields cover many acres. Wear sunscreen and bring bug spray (just in case). Pack a picnic. They can provide a picnic basket if you don't have one. There are picnic tables for your convenience, there are food trucks, different ones every day. See their FB page and site to see the field conditions and menus for the day. All information about the tips was taken off their site.
They will introduce SUNSET FESTIVALS this weekend! It will be kicked off at 4 pm - dusk on Fridays and Saturdays. Sunflowers, live music, food trucks, and a fireworks show finish the day. If you cannot make it, I will take pictures for you to enjoy.
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As per normal, once you have entered the fields, you may stay as long as they are open. It is always a fun time to make a day of it. This was a good show for the first time out. They will continue to open up every day, adding more to their collection. It will be an extravagant show by the time they are all open. All 5 acres open like this and 95 more to open!
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The sun rises in the east and the sunflowers face the direction of the rising sun. As the sun moves in the sky, the sunflower moves along with it. So when you got work in the morning the sunflower greets you and when you come home, he is waving as you pass. When the sunflower seeds mature and get heavy, the flower no longer moves, but, stays facing east until they are harvested by the birds or humans.
Everyone who purchases a ticket for entry gets 3 sunflowers that are included in their ticket price. We also plant beautiful sunflower mazes! They have sunflower mazes, I think there will be three and they have staggered their planting, so each will bloom for about ten days. One maze in bloom each week! That will keep the kids happy!
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I spent a couple of hours out there, walking through the little rows, trying to get in the middle of the sunflowers to take pictures. Everyone that was in the field at this time was ecstatic with the display of flowers. I enjoyed it and I am looking forward to coming back a few more times to enjoy the flowers. How can I resist?
I cannot imagine what it will look like in a couple of weeks. Overwhelmingly beautiful, if I had to guess. Have you ever been to a sunflower field or farm? I have been to many farms/fields that grow sunflowers around their gardens, but, this is the first sunflower farm I have paid to look at.
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BURNSIDE FARMS - 11008 KETTLE RUN RD. NOKESVILLE, VIRGINIA 20181
**Over 100 acres of sunflowers! Come on by and pick your own!
We could wait for the tractor and farm hauler to come back, but, why? The sky is clear, no rain in sight and the walk is only ten minutes or so. A nice evening for a walk. The fields were planted in a staggering fashion. Every week, another whole field will be blooming. There are 100 acres and there are less than 5 acres bloomed. So we have quite a bit of time left to enjoy them.
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And just like that, this post is done. Over. Finished. I hope you enjoyed the show of sunflowers, they are such happy flowers. As always, I want to thank you for taking the time to visit, and just remember, #MarketFriday loves you! Thank you for supporting the challenge! Enjoy the rest of your day! Cheers!!
They grow in the fields, in a garden, or sometimes pop up out of nowhere. Flowers, always. To color my world. #alwaysaflower. Sunflowers are always a showstopper and a welcome sight.
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Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:
Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday!
Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:
Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday!
1.Go to any type of market, or anywhere where you pay money for a service. It can be a museum, a movie theatre, or an auction. Be creative! 2.Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost? We like to compare prices, otherwise, it is just pictures of a market! 3.Post the pictures! No out-of-focus ones, please! Tell a little bit about the pictures that you post. Having many pictures to scroll through does not make a better post without explanation. 4.Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post #hive-196308 (this is not required, but appreciated) If you don't, then #MarketFriday should be your first tag 5.Following me and reblogging the post so more see it would be appreciated !! Not a rule, just appreciated, more vision for more views on your posts! 6 You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post. 7.#MarketFriday post should be submitted sometime on Friday UTC 8.The post MUST be in English 9.Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it
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Next Burnside Farm Event? The Haymarket farm will sell Christmas trees, starting the day after Thanksgiving. See you there! Address: 4905 James Madison Hwy., Haymarket, VA 20169
