Wicked Tulip is now open for the 2024 season. What to know and other tulip picking spots
It's time. The first tulips of the season are ready to be picked and photographed at Wicked Tulip.
The popular flower farm launched their soft opening this week at their Exeter location, 400 Hog House Hill Rd. The Exeter field has more than 100 varieties of early tulips ready to be picked.
"We see more color in the field every hour, and I am already excited to see the field on Opening Day, Wednesday, April 10th, 2024," the field report for the Exeter patch said on April 9.
Wicked Tulip plants over 1.5 million bulbs across their three locations, Exeter, Preston, CT and Johnston. The fields bloom one after the other as varieties with different bloom times are planted at each location.
Here's what to know if you're thinking about going.
Wicked Tulips locations, tickets
Where: Exeter location is at 400 Hog House Hill Rd., RI.; Johnston location at 90 Brown Ave., RI
Opening Day: The Exeter location has soft opened. e Preston location will likely open the week of April 22. ThThe Johnston location will open toward the end of April.
What to expect: The first site to open is their Exeter location, which is 5 acres with more than 100 varieties of tulips to literally pick from. The Preston location is the largest with 750,000 tulips and 125 varieties. The Johnston location is packed with over 100 varieties of late blooming tulips. Wicked Tulip plants more than a million bulbs over year.
Tickets: Weekend adults $23; weekday adults $20; Every adult ticket includes 10 you-pick tulips; Kids General Admission: $5, children under 4 are permitted free. Check here for tickets.
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Other places you can pick tulips in Rhode Island and Massachusetts this spring
While Wicked Tulip is the biggest flower field in town, they're not the only place you can go if you're hoping to pick some tulips for your dining room table. Here's are some other farms you could take a little trip too.
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Dame Farm & Orchards
Where: 91-B Brown Ave., Johnston, RI
Opening day: Not yet announced. Keep checking damefarmandorchards.com for more details or call (401) 949-3657.
What to expect: Unlike at Wicked Tulip, tulips are not the bread and butter of this farm, which is next door to the Wicked Tulip Johnston location. In 2022, they had a modest field with plenty of blooms. They charged $25 to pick a mason jar’s worth of stems, which is about 15 stems, and do not require tickets.
Ferjulian's Farm
Where: 7 Lewis St., Hudson, MA
Opening Day: Expected to be April 17, 2024
What to expect: With more than 300,000 tulips, this farm is a sight to behold in the springtime. An added bonus is the peach trees in the orchard behind the field add another layer of color. You-pick is expected to open in mid-April this year. Follow along on their Facebook page for updates.
Wilson Farm
Where: 10 Pleasant St., Lexington
Opening Day: April 21, 2024
What to expect: Picking at Wilson Farm lasts from two to three weeks, according to their website, so plan accordingly.
Tickets: Adult admission is $19.99 (includes 10 stems of tulips that you pick); Companion Adult Admission is $9.99; Children 3-14 Admission is $4.99; Children 2 and under are free. Buy tickets here.
Tulip Fest 2024 at Cider Hill Farm
Where: 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury
Festival dates: Dependent on the field and weather, the tentative dates are May 4-5, 2024 and May 11-12, 2024
What to expect: Here's what the farm said on its website, "A gorgeous, fan-favorite variety of 100k tulips are scheduled to bloom in early May. Welcome spring with this multi-weekend festival featuring free live music, self-guided blooming orchard walks, outdoor hard cider bars, food trucks, fitness n' family activities and pick-your-tulips. General entrance is free but online tickets for tulip picking is required. Walk-in tickets will not be sold upon arrival on the farm."
Tickets: Pick-your-own tulip ticket - $22 per dozen and allows tulip field entrance for up to two people ; Non-picking ticket - $6 per person for those that want to enter the field but don't want to pick.
Cross Street Flower Farm
Where: 4 Jacobs Ln., Norwell
Opening day: Anticipated opening day is the week of April 14
What to expect: Over 100,000 tulips have been planted at this farm. Each ticket allows guests to pick 10 to bring home.
"We will start selling tickets a few days before we open, just as the tulips are coloring up," the website states. "We are anticipating opening day will be during the week of April 14 but we are not in charge here, Mother Nature is. Stay tuned here and on Instagram for updates."
Tickets: Adult tickets are $30. Children under 11 are free with ticketed adults.
Golden Hour Tulips
Where: 128 Jerome St. Berkley,
Opening Day: Scheduled for April 17, 2024
What to expect: This 20 acres farm planted 250,000 tulips to create a spectacle this spring.
The business website notes, "We suggest you bring your own basket and shears to use when you choosing your perfect tulips."
Tickets: General admission for picking tulips is $20 for adults and $5 for children. Opening day is scheduled for April 17. You can buy tickets here.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Looking to see, pick tulips? Wicked Tulip is open for the 2024 season.
