LAKEVILLE FARM FIELD GUIDE
A Day Among Peonies: From Lakeville to Hidden Springs with Bobby and Laura
A nine-hour, round-trip motorcoach outing from the Twin Cities to Hidden Springs Peony Farm for farm talks, lunch in the blooms, and time to shop the garden center.
A Day Among Peonies: From Lakeville to Hidden Springs with Bobby and Laura.
This is a single-day journey from the Twin Cities to Hidden Springs Peony Farm in Spring Grove, MN: a comfortable motorcoach ride that deposits you in fields of blooming peonies where hosts Bobby and Laura lead informal farm conversations, lunch is taken amid the flowers, and there is time to browse the garden center before returning to the cities.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Talk Peonies with Bobby and Laura
Arrive at Hidden Springs and spend time in conversation with the farm’s hosts—an informal farm chat that focuses on peonies and farm life, led by Laura and Bobby.
Lunch Among the Blooms
A midday lunch set in the flower fields gives the trip its slow, sensory center—eating among peonies before an afternoon of browsing and shopping.
Browse the Garden Center
After the farm chat and lunch, take time to explore the garden center and select peonies or garden treasures to take home as floral inspiration.
What the day feels like
What the day feels like
The day begins with a short gathering at a Lakeville park-and-ride and a comfortable motorcoach ride that unfurls into late-morning arrival at the peony farm. Conversations with the hosts set the tone; lunch among the rows of flowers punctuates the visit; the afternoon is measured and easy—browsing the garden center, making purchases, and returning to the bus for the drive back to the Twin Cities in time for dinner.
THE FARMERS
Talk Peonies with Bobby and Laura
Arrive at Hidden Springs and spend time in conversation with the farm’s hosts—an informal farm chat that focuses on peonies and farm life, led by Laura and Bobby.
THE MEAL
Lunch Among the Blooms
A midday lunch set in the flower fields gives the trip its slow, sensory center—eating among peonies before an afternoon of browsing and shopping.
THE SHOP
Browse the Garden Center
After the farm chat and lunch, take time to explore the garden center and select peonies or garden treasures to take home as floral inspiration.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this day works for
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
This is a single-day outing that runs approximately nine hours from morning departure to late-afternoon return.
Check operator guidance for specifics; plan for a day outdoors at the farm and any purchases you intend to transport home.
Boarding is at the Kenrick Ave. Park and Ride in Lakeville (address provided by the operator); travel is by luxury motorcoach to the farm in Spring Grove, MN.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
Where is the meeting point?
The bus boards at the Kenrick Ave. Park and Ride in Lakeville, MN (20999 Kenrick Ave) between 8:15–8:30am.
How long is the trip?
The outing is a nine-hour day trip, with departure in the morning and return to the Twin Cities in the late afternoon.
What happens on the farm?
Upon arrival there is a farm chat led by Laura and time for lunch in the flower fields, followed by browsing and shopping in the garden center.
Is this suitable for children or seniors?
Yes—the experience is presented as suitable for all ages.
When will we be back?
The schedule plans for arrival back to the Twin Cities between 4:30–5:00pm, in time for dinner.