Flower Farms near Peconic, NY

Mattituck

The North Fork Sunflower Maze runs on Wickham Avenue in Mattituck, on the farm-dotted North Fork of Long Island. Visitors walk paths cut through a field of sunflowers, typically a late-summer draw when the blooms peak. Details online are limited, and the maze's open dates shift with the season and the bloom. Check locally before making the drive out east.

East Marion

Lavender By The Bay is a family-owned lavender farm on Long Island since 2002, with fields in East Marion and Calverton that draw visitors from across New York when the French lavender hits full bloom. The farm shop turns the harvest into essential oils, pillow mists, sachets, culinary lavender, lavender honey, and bath goods, with bloom tickets, sunset hours, and distinctive pavilions in the fields.

Sag Harbor

Serene Green Farm on Noyac Road in Sag Harbor has served the East End since 2010 as a one-stop farm stand: fresh local fruits, vegetables, and herbs, seafood, fresh-baked breads and pies, local honey, flowers, dairy, and its own line of prepared foods from sauces to full dinners. Open every day, year-round — closed only on Christmas.

Riverhead

Helen's Flower Farm grows cut flowers on East Main Street in Riverhead, at the base of Long Island's North Fork. Flower farms here move with the season, from spring peonies to summer dahlias and zinnias. Contact the farm to check what's blooming and whether stems sell on-site or by the bunch.

Killingworth

Lavender Pond Farm grows more than 10,000 lavender plants across nearly 25 acres in Killingworth, calling itself New England's largest lavender farm since opening in 2014. Walking trails wind through the fields, which bloom June through August, and the on-site shop sells lavender soap, lotion, essential oil, and sachets made from the harvest. Open seasonally, Mother's Day through Christmas Eve.

Amagansett

Balsam Farms started in 2003 with ten rented acres, one tractor, and a small roadside stand — today it farms fields between Amagansett and Sagaponack on Long Island's South Fork. The original Amagansett farm stand sells straight-from-the-field vegetables, fruits, and flowers, the Montauk Market gets daily deliveries, Friday grocery delivery covers the East End, a CSA supports the farm directly, and the online general store ships anywhere in the US.

Brookhaven

Gramma's Flower Cottage is a pick-your-own stop on Montauk Highway in Brookhaven, where visitors cut their own flowers and pick corn, cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash in season. Donald Sutherland Jr. runs it, and New York licenses it as a retail food store. It's a small, seasonal operation on Long Island's south shore. Call (631) 730-6264.