San Diego, CA
The Flower Fields To Soon 'Spring Into Color' In San Diego County
The iconic springtime attraction will soon bloom back to life, with the Carlsbad ranch slated to open March 1. Tickets and season passes for the 2024 season went on sale this week.
“People back east, they’ve got Groundhog Day. Here in Southern California, we have The Flower Fields,” said Fred Clarke, general manager of The Flower Fields. “When you see The Flower Fields in bloom, you know spring is right around the corner.”
The Flower Fields feature 55 acres of giant tecolote ranunculus, a flower known for its large, double-petaled blooms that sit atop tall, straight stems.
This season’s theme is “Spring into Color,” which Clarke said serves as nature’s announcement of the arrival of spring, but also the celebration of the working farm’s cultivation of the colorful flowers.
“When you get up close and personal to the color, it’s powerful,” said Clarke, who noted that he expects it to be an extra colorful season.
“It’s colder now, but we’ve been just a touch warmer here in the fall, so the fields are germinating really well,” he told Patch. “The crop looks good. What we call ‘the stand,’ the ranunculus plantlets, is really uniform, and that’s beautiful to a farmer to have a uniform stand.”
A full slate of activities is planned for the upcoming season, including live music performances, workshops and wellness classes.
Other attractions include the American Flag of Flowers, artist gardens and aviaries, tractor wagon rides, a sweet pea maze, poinsettia display, Carlsbad Mining Company, Santa’s Playground and more.
“There’s a lot of fun and a lot of things to discover when you’re there that you’re not expecting, which makes it memorable,” Clarke said.
Ticket are available online only.
“Later in the season when it’s busier, we do sell out,” Clarke said. “Sometimes buying your ticket in advance assures that you get to visit.”
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are located at 5704 Paseo Del Norte. in Carlsbad.
Single ticket admission costs $23 for adults, $21 for seniors and military, and $14 for children ages 3-10. Admission is free for children under 3. Season passes are $48 for adults, $44 for seniors, and $28 for children ages 3-10, with group tours also available.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped for the 44th time in 45 days today, falling eight-tenths of a cent to $5.42, its lowest amount since March 12. The average price has fallen 74.9 cents over the past 45 days, including eight-tenths of a cent Saturday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 9.8 cents less than one week ago and 53.2 cents less than one month ago, but 80 cents more than one year ago. The national average price dropped for the 43rd time in 45 days, falling six-tenths of a cent to $3.804, its lowest amount since March 17.
It has decreased 76 cents over the past 45 days, including 1.3 cents Saturday. The national average price is 6.3 cents less than one week ago and 41.6 cents less than one month ago, but 65.6 cents more than one year ago. “Crude oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels in months, dropping to the $60 a barrel range,” the AAA said Thursday. “Overall, gas prices remain the highest they’ve been in 4 years, but the downward trend since late May is welcome news during the busy summer driving season.”
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CHULA VISTA (CNS) – The California Highway Patrol activated a Silver Alert today to help locate a 79-year-old woman last seen in Chula Vista.
Evangeline Rodriguez was last seen about 5:55 a.m. Thursday at Wildbrook Place and Woodspring Drive in Chula Vista. She is believed to be driving a white 2018 Honda CRV with California license plate 9JBS786.
Rodriguez is Hispanic, 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone who sees Rodriguez, or knows where she is, is urged to call 911.
The CHP activates a Silver Alert when an elderly or developmentally or cognitively impaired person is missing and determined to be at risk. It is
hoped providing immediate information to the public will aid in their swift
recovery.
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