#spring nyc

Tulip farm in New Jersey? YES PLEASE. The tulip farm I went to near Seattle a few years ago was so breathtaking, I jumped at the chance to go again.

I’d never even heard of Holland Ridge Farms until recently (it’s about 90 minutes from NYC by car) and I’m so glad I got to visit it this year. There are typically two weeks in April each year when the tulips bloom and you pay $15 to come and pick your own to take home ($1 per tulip you pick).

Since the bloom dates are never set in stone, it’s best to sign up for the farm’s text alerts which let you know when tickets go on sale. (Text VIP to (855) 363-2843 to sign up to their VIP text list.)

What’s really shocking is how massive the grounds are. I was expecting an insane amount of people since it’s so popular, but the farm is so huge you rarely feel overcrowded.

Obviously the bathroom situation is bad (portable toilets) since it’s outdoors, but it’s best to come to terms with that before you arrive.

There are a ton of food trucks and the best thing we ate were the meatballs from Your Sister’s Balls. I don’t know if we were just starving, but they were incredible.

GENTLE TIP: if you do really want to go here, may I recommend going with a friend and not a partner? Only because 90% of the men I saw looked absolutely miserable. The children looked pretty exhausted, too, now that I think of it. All the photo-taking and walking, it’s sort of a kid’s nightmare. Definitely go with someone who doesn’t complain and can take a decent photo of you, ie. a close friend.

It was such a perfect way to spend a spring afternoon, I can’t recommend it enough.