5704 Paseo Del Norte
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 431-0352
theflowerfields.com
Prices: $11, $10 Senior 60+, $6
age 3 - 10,
Children 2 and under are Free
Season Passes: $22
CARLSBAD, CALIF. -- Carlsbad Flower Fields are open to the
public each spring around March through
early May. The commercial enterprise
charges a fee to wander through the
fields of ranunculus and other flowers,
located along the slope of a hill near
the Carlsbad Outlet and Legoland
California.
Those who stop will be glad to learn
that Carlsbad in San Diego County is
part of the massive flower and nursery
industry that makes San Diego County the
top growers of plants and flowers.
Coming in #9 of all California
commodities,
Flowers and Foliage in
San Diego comprise 50% these
products in the state. See
California ranks of San Diego
flowers & plants.
Edwin Frazee,
a long time flower grower in San Diego
County, grew ranunculus
overlooking the ocean and Highway 101,
close to motorists traveling between Los Angeles and San Diego.
A popular, unofficial, tourist
attraction took root around 1993 when
Frazee sought to retire. He contacted
Paul Ecke, Jr., of the famed Poinsettia
farms, who formed a joint venture with grower Mellano
and Company. They decided that the
tremendous interests in seeing the
colorful flowers could be made into a tourist
attraction, and important way to keep the ranunculus fields financially viable.
The Flower Fields
came into being and began developing its
attraction with special events,
including a sunrise Easter service in
the fields. More than 125,000 visitors each year
tour the fields and attend special
events. The Flower Fields entered
into a retail agreement with Armstrong
Garden Centers to manage the retail
store where you can buy quality
flower-related products and gifts.
