April showers bring May flowers, but for Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm Market, the flower season begins much earlier than that.
With over 200,000 brightly colored tulips and daffodils, and tickets as low as $10, this field has become very popular with locals, including Dallastown students and staff.
“I really loved how much there was to do; I was never bored. The flowers were also gorgeous,” Senior Maggie Polek said.
The tulip field was open from April 8-18, allowing customers to visit, take pictures, and pick some tulips.
Later, they added a day on April 21 for a lower price.
The farm encourages people to take photos; they have a blocked photo-only area where no one is allowed to pick flowers.
”I love the photo ops, obviously the flowers, and just spending time with my friend,” Junior Lana Spangler said.
The tulips aren’t the only things on the field; there are many unique props throughout, including bicycles, a tractor you can sit on, a swing, and a wooden background with a heart cut out.
Flinchbaugh has 420 acres of land and is a family-run farm, located in Hellam, PA. They have many events throughout the year, but the tulips seem to be a favorite.
To gain excitement. Flinchbaugh posts months before the fields are open, sharing updates about the tulips.
Like in February, they posted about experimenting with the tulips in their basement.
Then, just about a month before opening the field, they plant the flowers in the field.
“I loved the beautiful colors of the tulips. They were so vibrant,” Dallastown school nurse, Whitney Sams, said.
Flinchbaugh doesn’t only post about the Tulip field. They advertise other events like.
Picking three names daily who get a free slushy, different events that happen in the tulip field, Sunflower and wildflower picking, a corn maze, and what they are selling in their market.
“I think the market was really cute! They had a lot of homemade treats and things that looked really good,” Senior Maggie Polek said.
In fact, a lot of people found out about the tulip field because of social media.
“I saw my friends posting there on Instagram,” Senior Kaylee Henning said
With the very nice workers and the beautiful flowers, Dallastown students and staff find this to be an enjoyable place to visit.
”It was super fun and enjoyable, everyone was super nice,” Henning said.
