Tilburg

FlowerWise is a flower garden, known as ‘Un bietje groen’, situated at Koningshoeven 62 in Tilburg. The garden is managed by Fennie, who focuses on cultivating flowers and other plants using pesticide-free methods and in harmony with nature. The garden primarily serves as a venue for workshops and educational programs. Visitors can participate in various seasonal workshops designed to teach skills like arranging bouquets, creating (dried) wreaths, and learning the process of sowing, transplanting, and cultivating flowers and vegetables.

Sprankenhof is a biodynamic garden, shop, and kitchen situated in Udenhout, North Brabant, near Tilburg, offering a tranquil environment. Visitors can experience a biological self-picking garden where they can harvest their own organic fruits and vegetables, aiming to provide food fresher than any other source. While the specific seasonal offerings may vary, the garden is known to include produce such as turnips, pumpkins, bok choy, winter purslane, eggplants, radishes, parsnips, and blackberries for self-picking. The farm provides details on current harvest availability and useful picking tips on-site.

Ut Ouw Goed is a self-picking garden and food forest located at Middelstraat 41, 5176 NH De Moer, managed by the Van Laarhoven family who transformed a former tree nursery into this diverse outdoor space in 2017. The farm offers a rich variety of produce for self-picking, including a wide array of fruits such as apples, pears (eating, stewing, and quinces), apricots, nectarines, persimmons, peaches, cherries, plums, figs, medlars, mulberries, raspberries, red currants, blueberries, grapes, blackberries, and strawberries. Various nut trees are also present. For vegetables and herbs, visitors can pick rhubarb, along with other seasonal vegetables and herbs. The flower picking garden allows visitors to gather their own bouquets from an assortment that includes Gypsophila, Peonies, Lavender, Anemones, Persicaria, Daisies, Sedum, Lupines, Coneflowers, wildflowers, and flowers suitable for drying, as well as Butterfly bush.

’t Fazantje is a farm located at Fazantenweg 51 in the rural area of Dongen, Noord-Brabant. It offers a diverse range of activities for visitors of all ages. These include a corn maze (open from July 8th until late October), farmer’s golf (available from July 8th and rentable year-round by appointment), and an escape room (by appointment). Guests can also rent family bikes or steps, participate in pumpkin carving sessions (starting early September), and engage in making bird feed (also from September). The farm provides an indoor play area, accessible for an additional fee.

Corien Veron Bloemwerken Esbeek features a delightful self-picking flower garden, which is typically open from June through the end of September. Here, visitors can hand-pick a diverse array of colorful blooms. The garden cultivates approximately 50 to 60 varieties of flowers, all locally grown, organic, and unsprayed. Among the selection available for picking are asters, sunflowers, phloxes, cosmos, zinnias, dahlias, and various grasses. Pre-arranged bouquets are also available for purchase.

Pluck van het veld is a self-picking farm located in Cromvoirt, near Den Bosch, offering visitors the opportunity to harvest their own fresh, unsprayed produce directly from the field. The farm operates on ecological and regenerative principles, focusing on soil health, biodiversity, and cultivating local, seasonal food without chemical pesticides or artificial fertilizers. The primary offering is a subscription model that allows members to weekly pick their own selection of vegetables and herbs from May through mid-December. The diverse range of produce available includes common staples and unique seasonal varieties.

Sophia’s Tuin is an organic market garden located in Oosterhout/Dorst, dedicated to cultivating and selling fresh, healthy, organic produce. The farm adheres strictly to organic farming principles, abstaining from artificial fertilizers and pesticides, and is certified by SKAL. There are plans for a transition to biodynamic farming by 2026. The core philosophy of Sophia’s Tuin emphasizes a deep connection between the soil, food, the business, the environment, its customers, and the farmers, focusing on nurturing healthy soil to yield truly nutritious food.

De Langendam is a flower farm and garden located in Waspik, Noord-Brabant, offering a variety of activities and products centered around floral artistry and nature. The farm features a flower picking garden where visitors can gather fresh flowers. Additionally, guided wild foraging and herb walks are available, during which participants can discover and pick edible wild plants, herbs, and flowers for creating personalized tea blends. For those interested in cultivating their own blooms, a ‘Sow & Pick’ course teaches how to establish and maintain a cut flower garden, including annuals, perennials, and bulbs like dahlias.

Pluktuin de Grens is a pick-your-own garden situated in Baarle-Nassau, uniquely located on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands, with the garden itself residing on the Dutch side. The establishment is a dynamic enterprise that focuses on developing its offerings, including beekeeping, new flower varieties, and maintaining natural balance. The garden also features a tranquil pond frequented by frogs and nesting ducks. Visitors to Pluktuin de Grens can enjoy picking a wide variety of flowers to create their own bouquets. The garden offers a diverse selection that expands annually, with some permanent borders featuring yearly returning plants and blooms. Specific flower types available for picking include cornflowers, cosmos, dahlias, coneflowers, zinnias, knautia arvensis, sea lavender, and strawflowers, among many others.