Pick-your-own flower fields are a great sustainable way to get fresh, affordable flowers. The fields below around Graz are open 24 hrs from April until the autumn. You just pick your flowers and leave the money in the honesty box (prices are on a board). There’s usually a knife available to cut the flowers but good to bring your own knife or shears just in case. Flowers include gladioli, sunflowers and dahlias. You can grab a bunch of 9 sunflowers for around 7 euros – great idea for presents or just to brighten your apartment.

Blumenfeld St. Peter, Quergasse to Thomas Arbeiter Gasse 8042 Graz-St. Peter (opposite St. Peter Cemetery)

Blumenfeld Straßgangerstraße (between Autohaus Vogl and der Farbenwelt)

Blumenfeld Liebenau, Ziehrerstrasse 28-40, 8041 Graz-Liebenau

Blumenfeld Feldkirchen (Feldkirchnerstraße 21, 8054 Seiersberg, at the 2 roundabouts)

Blumenfeld Weinzödl/Andritz (between Weinzödl and Wiener Straße 482, 8046 Graz, near Gasthof Pachler zum Schmiedwirt in the north of Graz)

Blumenfeld Stübingerstraße, 8114 Friesach (across from Hofer, Stübingerstraße 2)

This list was compiled by Nachhaltig in Graz – do follow them on facebook or check out their blog – so many great posts on sustainable living in Graz!

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