U-pick farm De Glinstertuin

De Glinstertuin is a small-scale, ecological nursery and pick-your-own garden located on 7,000 m² of land at the south end of De Glind. The garden grows a wide diversity of plants, including herbs, shrubs, trees, flowers, fruit, and nuts, all cultivated without synthetic fertilizers or chemical pesticides. The garden is designed to be a biodiversity haven, attracting bees, butterflies, and birds, and serves as both a production space and a place for visitors to relax, take photos, and enjoy nature.

Visitors can self-pick flowers and fruit during opening hours. The flower season typically starts between mid-May and early June, depending on the weather. A wide range of both annual and perennial flowers are available for picking to create bouquets. The fruit season runs from June through October, with a variety of berries and apples ready for harvest. Payment for flowers is based on the thickness of the stem bundle. The garden is open from April 1st to September 23rd. During this time, it is open on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00. Tuesday visits are available by appointment. The garden is closed on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday.

What visitors say

Visitors consistently praise this self-picking farm as a delightful and serene retreat, offering a truly relaxing experience where one can unwind amidst nature, observing birds, bees, and butterflies. The garden itself is frequently described as beautiful, well-maintained, and thoughtfully designed, often highlighted as a permaculture garden.

Guests appreciate the wide selection of products available, including good quality and unique plants, beautiful flowers (all organically grown), special herbs, and sustainably cultivated cut flowers. A key highlight is the opportunity to pick your own field bouquet or fruit, and even enjoy a self-picked herbal tea. The staff are consistently commended for their friendliness, helpfulness, and expert advice. The location also benefits from being adjacent to a scenic ‘klompenpad’ (clogs path), further enhancing the overall appeal. This charming spot comes highly recommended by its visitors.

Facilities in this u-pick farm

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Tres Jolie

0.1 km — gelderland

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Pluktuin 't Lage Erf

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Pluktuin Stoutenburg

5.9 km — utrecht

Pluktuin Stoutenburg is a flower garden and tea house located in Stoutenburg, within the Utrecht Landscape area. The garden offers visitors the opportunity to pick their own flowers. Tulips can be picked from around mid-April until early May. After this period, summer flowers are planted, and from July onwards, visitors can pick a wide variety of blooms such as dahlias, ammi majus, sweet peas, marigolds, cornflowers, zinnias, and many others throughout the summer and into the autumn. A small children’s picking garden is also available. In the autumn, various kinds of pumpkins are sold. The garden is open for picking on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The on-site tea house serves coffee, tea, homemade cakes, and ice cream, and is open from mid-April until mid-October on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The business is wheelchair accessible, with a wheelchair-accessible parking and entrance.