Discover Dahlias at Sunset View Farm
Learn more about our events & workshops
Check out the overview of each offering below. Feel free to get in touch with us with any questions you may have!
Petals and Pasta
August 29th and September 19th
Afternoon and evening sessions
27 Pierce Road Lafayette NJ 07848
Escape to our Tuscan-style flower farm to master the art of traditional pasta making!
Learn to knead, roll, and shape traditional dough from scratch, mastering fun shapes like Farfalle (butterflies), Orecchiette (little ears), and Ravioli, and take your freshly made pasta sampler to enjoy at home.
After our time together in the kitchen, we'll take a tour of our sprawling dahlia fields, then transition to the outdoor deck overlooking the farm.
Your ticket includes a fresh bouquet of dahlias and 1/2 lb of your own handmade pasta, as well as a glass of vino and Italian appetizers.
Picnic in the Dahlias
Saturdays September 5th, 12th, and 19th, 2026
6:00-8:00pm | $25/ticket
27 Pierce Road Lafayette NJ 07848
Pack your picnic basket and join us this September for a sunset supper enjoyed in the surreal ambiance of thousands of dahlias in bloom. Enjoy exploring the flower fields and watching the sun set over the rolling hills.
Bring your own lawn chairs and folding table, or just roll out a picnic blanket on the paths in the flower fields, and enjoy your own delicious spread at your leisure.
Sunset Garden Tour
Wednesday September 2nd
6:00-8:00 pm | $30
27 Pierce Road, Lafayette NJ 07848
Discover the world’s most beautiful hobby!
Linda will give a presentation on the life cycle of dahlias on site at our farm, along with a tour of our working dahlia farm in late summer, while the fields are in their full glory.
Dahlia Swap
Fall 2026 / Spring 2027
We are still working on the details for this event, but we're planning a big gathering of dahlia lovers from all over the tri-state area who want to trade with each other on site at our farm.
If you're interested, click here to go to the event listing and use the "notify me when available" function to get an email when the event goes live.
Stay tuned!
Growing Gorgeous Dahlias
Sep 11th & 12th, 2026
Learn how to cultivate an abundance of lush blooms on long, strong stems.
Practice pinching and disbudding; learn different ways to support blooms, when and how to fertilize, the right way to harvest and condition, the best cutting varieties, and more. Gorgeous dahlias don't happen by accident!
U-Pick Dahlias
Fill a mason jar with your choice of the most beautiful blooms on our farm! Experience the flower farming life for an afternoon or evening and take home the fruits of your own labor.
We keep our U-Picks small to preserve the intimate experience of the fields for all - so don't wait until September to save your spot!
U-Pick Dahlias | Sept 27th, Oct 3rd, Oct 10th
On-Farm Tuber Sale
The only thing more fun than shopping for dahlia tubers is picking out your very own tubers, right here on the farm.
We'll post dates for our spring tuber sale later on. It usually falls on a Sunday in mid May. Click here or the button below and use the "notify me when available" feature to join the waitlist!
Spring tuber sale | April/May 2027, date TBD
Work Trade
Trade time for dahlia tubers as you learn about the world's most beautiful hobby!
We have three work trade programs throughout the season: planting, fulfillment (shipping), and harvest.
Participants have a blast and make new friends while learning all about what goes into caring for these unique plants. And of course, everyone gets to take home tubers for their own gardens!
Click here to learn more about the program, then sign up for the interest list.
Photography
Your photography session at Sunset View Farm will be set in a field of thousands of dahlias in their full glory. As you might expect, sunset shots are especially spectacular here.
Click here to learn more about photography passes.
You'll be hard pressed to find a more magical place in Northern NJ to shoot with clients or add to your portfolio!
Community Garden
In addition to being a working flower farm, we are one of the largest community gardens in New Jersey - and dare we say, the most fun!
Over the years, countless people have enjoyed sharing in the beauty, peace and friendship of our place in rural Sussex County.
Pumpkin contests, garlic patches, picklefests, tractor rides and more; bucolic fun abounds at the garden. Plus, our gardeners get to wander around the flower fields whenever they want!
Check out our dedicated community garden website to learn more about joining our crew with your very own plot.
