Tickets for two pick-your-own peony days at a Richmond flower farm are now on sale, with ticket proceeds going to Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary.
Richmond Peonies will open its peony patch on Ogilvie Lane on Saturday, November 21 and Saturday, November 28.
Entry costs $5 for adults and children are free. Visitors can bring secateurs and pick their own flowers for $5 a stem.
Owner Sally Dakis said she and her husband Chris had run the open days for around five years and had built up a loyal following.
“There’s something about flowers and families that brings a lot of joy to people,” she told Pulse.
The couple grow around 3,000 peonies on about three-quarters of a hectare.
Dakis described the peony as “a very extravagant, luscious, romantic, blousey flower” with a short season.
She said the event was ticketed so the couple could keep numbers to around 100 people a session.
Dakis said visitors did not mind their ticket money going to Bonorong.
“They know that it’s going to a not-for-profit and, you know, it’s a Tasmanian organisation and they’re doing the most amazing conservation work,” she said.
There is no pressure to buy flowers and many visitors simply bring a picnic and spend time in the paddock.
The Salvation Army will run a coffee van and barbecue.
Canopy Ice Cream will also be there and potted peonies will be for sale.
More information is available on their Facebook page.
