Final 9 days of the season. U-Cut closes October 11th! Book your private U-Cut Flower Experience now.
Step away from the office and into the flowers. Reserve a private U-Cut Flower Experience, cut your own dahlias, and have the field to yourself and the people you choose to bring.
Dynomite Farm is an urban flower farm and homestead on Mattison Lane in Santa Cruz, California. We grow dahlias, ranunculus and wildflowers across 19 raised beds. Our dahlia U-Cut Flower Experience runs July through early October, and ranunculus season runs late March through early May.
Dynomite Farm is private and by appointment only. There are no public U-Cut hours, no farm stand and no drop-ins. You book a time, we hold the field for you, and you cut whatever speaks to you with the people you want to share the experience with. Guests typically leave with about 20 stems of florist-grade dahlias that are impossible to find in a shop.
Children are welcome to enjoy our swing, visit our chickens and pick berries (in season).
Join our urban flower movement and grow the same award-winning varieties at home. Our Dahlia Tuber Shop is always open, so start shopping and building your favorites list now. Tubers ship starting in April, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Become a member to support our urban flower farm. Our Patron Membership includes two U-Cut Flower Experiences.
Dynomite Farm is private and by appointment only. From late March through early October, we open our raised flower beds for our signature U-Cut Flower Experience: you arrive at your reserved time and cut your own bouquet of ranunculus or dahlias, depending on the season, by yourself or with your party.
For 2027, our U-Cut Flower Experience is $69. Ranunculus season runs late March through early May. Dahlia season runs July through early October.
Our dahlias bloom from early July through early October across 19 raised beds. Peak season runs late July through early September. We grow 100+ varieties in every form, from dinner plates, balls and pompons to decoratives and cactus types, in every color from pale blush to near-black. No two visits look the same.
Every one of them grew from tubers we dig, divide and store each fall, the same tubers you can buy in our Dahlia Tuber Shop.
Every dahlia you see here grew from a tuber we planted in our beds. Now you can grow the very same varieties in your own garden.
Each fall we dig, wash, divide and label tubers from our 100+ varieties, including award winners from this season’s shows.
Our Dahlia Tuber Shop is open!
Start shopping now, because popular varieties go quickly.
Members get the best selection and early purchase access. Become a Supporting Member for $18 and buy your tubers before our dahlia shop opens to the public. Dahlia tubers ship starting in April, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Your membership is a vote of support, a recognition that quiet, intentional, flower-based urban farms matter, for our community and well beyond it. Your support arrives in the off-season, when we buy the seed, fertilizer and compost that become next year’s flowers. In return, members get early access to our Dahlia Tuber Shop and less expensive U-Cut visits.
A Supporting Membership ($18) says you like what we’re doing and want our work to continue. As our thank you, you get early access to the Dahlia Tuber Shop.
A Patron Membership ($110) helps us buy the seed and compost we need for planting in April. This membership includes two U-Cut Flower Experiences plus companion passes for your non flower cutting guests.
A Benefactor Membership ($850) is for those who want to make a strong statement about the value of our work, for themselves and for the community. It includes twelve U-Cut Flower Experiences, each with companion passes.
Yes. Dynomite Farm is private and by appointment only. Reserve your U-Cut Flower Experience online.
Our dahlias bloom July through early October. Peak season runs late July through early September. In August, we are often competing in dahlia shows on the weekends.
Yes. We grow 100+ varieties, and our Dahlia Tuber Shop is open now. Members get the best selection and early access. Tubers ship starting in April, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Picture an afternoon that’s entirely yours. Private. You arrive, the field is held just for you and your guests. You wander the beds at your own pace, cutting the dahlias that catch your eye and speak to you. Dynomite Farm is a private, appointment-only Santa Cruz flower farm growing more than 500 dahlia plants in over 100 varieties across 19 raised beds. Our appointments are one party at a time, by design. As an award-winning sustainable Santa Cruz flower farm and homestead, we are known for florist-quality, exhibition-winning dahlias. Book online to reserve your date.
(Google reviews)
“I’m not sure a more lovely, peaceful place exists! Cutting dahlias at Dynomite Farm was a truly magical experience.”
— Lee D.
“What an experience! A beautiful garden with an owner who generously shares his gardening love and knowledge. And the flowers…stunning!”
— Kristen W.
“Paradise found. Thank you for the gift of slowing down with great friends.”
— Susan S.
“Had a lovely time visiting this absolute gem of an urban farm. Markus is a super gracious host.”
— Kristi C.
“Such a beautiful space to cut flowers with my daughter, feed chickens, pick fruit, and decompress!”
— Normalynn A.
“We had a Dynomite time at the farm! Markus was a fabulous host and super accommodating. We enjoyed the peacefulness and the blooms.”
— Maryellen M.
