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flowers montreal

Summer in Quebec is full of magical escapes, but few are as dreamy as this hidden gem just under an hour from Montreal.

Forty-five minutes from the city, you can visit a flower farm with a field of sunflowers as far as the eye can see, where rustic cottages, whimsical details, and photo-worthy views make it feel like you've stepped right into a fairy tale.

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If you're looking for a summer day trip from Montreal that's equal parts relaxing and Instagram-worthy, a dreamy flower festival less than an hour away might be just the thing.

La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac, a picturesque farm in the Montérégie region, recently confirmed that it's bringing back its beloved FestiFleurs event for 2025 — and this year's edition looks more magical than ever.

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A much-awaited flower festival and strawberry picking season is returning to La Belle de Coteau-du-Lac this July. A short drive from Montreal, Festifleurs will bloom from July 19 to 21, July 26 to 28, and August 2 to 4, so you can experience the colourful spectacle of high summer.

The fields offer a stunning mix of flowers including zinnias, rudbeckia, gomphrena, daisies, lavender, dianthus, lisianthus, and marigolds at the start. Sunflowers and dahlias will emerge in August.

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It's May, which means it's prime time to see pretty spring flowers. Particularly, pretty pink spring flowers.

There are plenty of stunning spots around Montreal where you can bask in the beauty of the blooms — whether cherry blossoms, magnolia blossoms or crabapple blossoms. But, if you think it's worth a little extra travel time to experience absolute magic, you're going to want to hear about this enchanting alley, located 20 minutes by car from downtown Montreal (without traffic).

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Two sprawling tulip fields open to the public for the season on Monday, May 8. The Tulipes.ca fields, one in Laval, the other in Boucherville, allow visitors to pick their own stems and build their own bouquets. Organizers promise around 600,000 blooms in a variety of colours.

The fields are only open for the duration of the short-lived Quebec tulip season. In 2022, that was only about two weeks, from May 12 to 25.

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Something is brewing beneath the surface of the Earth, gathering strength until it can finally burst through the ground in an eruption of fiery reds and oranges and icy blues and purples. That something is tulip season. And though it's still months away, two popular pick-your-own tulip fields near Montreal have confirmed they will once again open to the public.

Tulipes.ca, which operates 600,000-flower farms in Laval and Boucherville, has confirmed to MTL Blog that it plans to reopen this spring.

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Flower children, your time has come. Tulipes.ca's self-pick tulip fields in Laval and Boucherville opened on May 13 for the 2022 season. 600,000 flowers will be up for grabs at each location, serving as the colourful backdrop for countless Insta photoshoots.

According to a Tulipes.ca social media post, the flowers are in full bloom as of May 15

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Tickets are now on sale for visits to two pick-your-own tulip fields outside Montreal. The Tulipes.ca fields, in Boucherville and Laval, each count over 600,000 flowers of various colours.

Admission to each field is $10. Visitors then have to pay $1.50 for each tulip they picked during their visit. There are also three bundles available:

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Two popular tulip fields are reopening outside Montreal this spring, much to the delight of contemporary flower children and Instababes of all genders. The Tulipes.ca locations in Boucherville and Laval are set to once again welcome visitors in May.

Each will have a colourful array of around 600,000 flowers.

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