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Fruit & flower picking on the Limestone Coast

Limestone Coast & South East SA has 4 farms where you can pick your own Flowers, Strawberries and Sunflowers across the season. Picking windows shift with the weather — check each farm's status below and call ahead before you drive out.

South Australia's South East, around Mount Gambier, has a handful of small, seasonal picking operations rather than a dense cluster — most run on announced open days rather than fixed hours, so checking social media before you drive out matters more here than most regions. Sandy Rise Sunflowers at Suttontown opens for the January–February sunflower season on days announced via Facebook. At Robe, Starling Flowers runs a single ticketed Pick Your Own Dahlias event each autumn ($89 per person per session). The Apple Farm at Ob Flat is primarily an events venue that opens for apple picking on occasional public days each February–April. And at Frances, near the Victorian border, Frances Strawberries grows a hydroponic crop that fruits October to May, with the farm gate historically opened specifically for pick-your-own on Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

In the Limestone Coast and South East, around Mount Gambier, about 4-5 hours south-east of Adelaide

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Farms compared by picking status, typical season, price, booking and whether they suit kids.
Farm Status Typical season Entry / price Booking Kids
Starling Flowers In season Single ticketed pick-your-own event held once a year in autumn (e.g. Easter weekend in 2025, March long weekend for a subsequent season) — exact dates vary year to year and are announced on the farm's website/Facebook. $89 AUD per person per ticketed time-slot (confirmed 2025 season pricing via archived product page); price is per person for the booked session, not per bucket. Visitors asked to bring their own bucket to take flowers home in (farm provides snips and a bucket to pick into on-site). Booking required —
Sandy Rise Sunflowers Closed for season January-February — — —
Frances Strawberries Unconfirmed · call ahead Hydroponic crop fruits late October to May Call ahead — —
The Apple Farm Unconfirmed · call ahead February to April, dependent on the season Call ahead Booking required —

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In season Last verified 18 Jul 2026

Starling Flowers

Robe · Limestone Coast & South East SA

Season
Single ticketed pick-your-own event held once a year in autumn (e.g. Easter weekend in 2025, March long weekend for a subsequent season) — exact dates vary year to year and are announced on the farm's website/Facebook.
Price
$89 AUD per person per ticketed time-slot (confirmed 2025 season pricing via archived product page); price is per person for the booked session, not per bucket. Visitors asked to bring their own bucket to take flowers home in (farm provides snips and a bucket to pick into on-site).
Open
Not open for general/casual walk-in visits — farm's own Facebook page states 'visits only for pre-booked workshops.' The Pick Your Own Dahlias experience is a single dated ticketed event per year (multiple timed sessions across a weekend, e.g. Sat/Sun), sold as tickets via the farm's own Shopify store. As of this check (July 2026) the PYO product page returns 404, consistent with being off-season/between annual sale windows rather than the business having closed — the rest of the site (shop, blog, homepage) is clearly live and current.
Booking
Booking required
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Closed for season Last verified 18 Jul 2026

Sandy Rise Sunflowers

Suttontown · Limestone Coast & South East SA

Season
January-February
Open
Seasonal pick-your-own open days during the January-February sunflower season; specific dates/times are announced on the farm's Facebook page rather than fixed hours. Outside open days, cut flowers can reportedly be bought by arrangement, and bunches are sold at local Mount Gambier businesses.
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Frances Strawberries

Frances · Limestone Coast & South East SA

Season
Hydroponic crop fruits late October to May
Open
Business-directory listing (Cybo, aggregating Google/Facebook data) shows farm gate shop open Thu-Sat 9am-3pm, closed Sun-Wed. Separately, 2018 regional press described the farm gate shop as open seven days a week in-season, with the gates specifically opened to the public for pick-your-own on Boxing Day and New Year's Day each year, until stock sold out. Current pattern not independently confirmed - call ahead.

Details may have changed. Call before travelling.

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Unconfirmed · call ahead Not recently verified

The Apple Farm

Ob Flat · Limestone Coast & South East SA

Season
February to April, dependent on the season
Open
Primarily a private events/wedding venue; occasional public open days during the Feb-Apr apple season are announced via Facebook, and visitors can otherwise contact the farm directly to arrange picking their own apples.
Booking
Booking required

Details may have changed. Call before travelling.

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Farms in Limestone Coast & South East SA

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Last verified 21 Jul 2026. We check listings against farms' own sources and re-verify regularly. How we verify Report a change

Frequently asked questions

Where can I pick sunflowers on the Limestone Coast?

Sandy Rise Sunflowers at Suttontown, near Mount Gambier, opens for pick-your-own during the January–February sunflower season. Specific open days are announced on the farm's Facebook page rather than fixed hours, so check before visiting.

Can you pick your own dahlias near Mount Gambier?

Starling Flowers at Robe runs a single ticketed Pick Your Own Dahlias event once a year in autumn, priced at $89 per person per session, with multiple timed sessions across a weekend. It isn't open for casual walk-in visits outside that one event.

Where can I pick apples on the Limestone Coast?

The Apple Farm at Ob Flat is primarily a private events and wedding venue that opens to the public on occasional days during its February–April apple season, announced via Facebook. Contact the farm directly to arrange a visit.

Where can I pick strawberries near the Victorian border?

Frances Strawberries, at Frances near the SA/VIC border, grows a hydroponic crop that fruits October to May. The farm gate has historically opened specifically for pick-your-own on Boxing Day and New Year's Day each year — call ahead to confirm the current pattern.