The Dahlia Tuber Shop is open! Thank you for a wonderful 2026 flower season. U-Cut reopens in June 2027. Become a Member for first pick of tubers.
Step away from the office and into the flowers. Reserve a private U-Cut Flower Experience, cut your own dahlias, and have the field to yourself and the people you choose to bring.
Every dahlia you see here grew from tubers we dig, divide and store by hand each fall. Now you can grow the same award-winning varieties at home. Tubers ship starting in April, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Members get first pick. Become a Supporting Member for $18.
Each fall we dig, wash, divide and label tubers from our 100+ varieties, including award winners from this season’s dahlia shows and KA varieties bred right here in Santa Cruz.
Popular varieties sell out quickly. Browse the shop now and add your favorites to your wishlist, and we’ll email you the moment they’re in stock.
Members get the best selection and buy before the shop opens to the public. Become a Supporting Member for $18 and get first pick.
Every order ships in spring, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Dynomite Farm is an urban flower farm and homestead on Mattison Lane in Santa Cruz, California. We grow dahlias, ranunculus and wildflowers in raised beds. Our dahlia U-Cut Flower Experience runs July through early October, and ranunculus season runs late March through early May.
Dynomite Farm is private and by appointment only. There are no public U-Cut hours, no farm stand and no drop-ins. You book a time, we hold the field for you, and you cut whatever speaks to you with the people you want to share the experience with. Guests typically leave with about 20 stems of florist-grade dahlias that are impossible to find in a shop.
Children are welcome to enjoy our swing, visit our chickens and pick berries (in season).
Join our urban flower movement and grow the same award-winning varieties at home. Our Dahlia Tuber Shop is open, so start shopping and building your favorites list now. Tubers ship starting in April, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Become a member and support our urban flower farm. Our Patron Membership includes two U-Cut Flower Experiences and companion passes.
Our U-Cut Flower Experience is resting for the winter and returns in June 2027. Dynomite Farm is private and by appointment only: you reserve a time, we hold the field for you, and you cut your own dahlias at your own pace.
Want to be first in line? Patron and Benefactor memberships include U-Cut Flower Experiences for the 2027 season, and our farm updates (sign up at the bottom of this page) announce the moment booking opens.
Our dahlias bloom from early July through early October across our raised beds, with peak season from late July through early September. We grow 100+ varieties in every form, from dinner plates, balls and pompons to decoratives and cactus types, in every color from pale blush to near-black.
Every one of them grew from tubers we dig, divide and store by hand each fall, the same tubers you can buy in our Dahlia Tuber Shop.
Your membership is a vote of support, a recognition that quiet, intentional, flower-based urban farms matter, for our community and well beyond it. Your support arrives in the off-season, when we buy the seed, fertilizer and compost that become next year’s flowers. In return, members get early access to our Dahlia Tuber Shop, and Patron and Benefactor members have U-Cut Flower Experiences included.
A Supporting Membership ($18) says you like what we’re doing and want our work to continue. As our thank you, you get early access to the Dahlia Tuber Shop.
A Patron Membership ($110) helps us buy the seed and compost we need for planting in April. This membership includes two U-Cut Flower Experiences plus companion passes for your non-cutting guests.
A Benefactor Membership ($850) is for those who want to make a strong statement about the value of our work, for themselves and for the community. It includes twelve U-Cut Flower Experiences, each with companion passes.
Yes. Dynomite Farm is private and by appointment only. Reserve your U-Cut Flower Experience online.
Our dahlias bloom July through early October. Peak season runs late July through early September. In August, we are often competing in dahlia shows on the weekends.
Yes. We grow 100+ varieties, and our Dahlia Tuber Shop is open now. Members get the best selection and early access. Tubers ship starting in April, timed to the last frost date in your region.
Dynomite Farm is a private, appointment-only flower farm in the Live Oak neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California, growing more than 500 dahlia plants in 100+ varieties across our raised beds, plus ranunculus each spring.
As an award-winning urban flower farm and homestead, we are known for florist-quality, exhibition-winning dahlias. Book online to reserve your date to visit and cut flowers.
You can also grow our dahlias at home. Each fall we dig, divide and store the tubers from every variety in our beds, and our Dahlia Tuber Shop offers those same tubers to gardeners across the country. Tubers ship in spring, timed to the last frost date in your region, with planting instructions to help them thrive.
Planting this fall? Our farm-saved ranunculus corms ship within days. And our members keep the farm growing: their support buys the seed, compost and amendments for next season, and they get first pick of tubers. Become a member.
(Google reviews)
“I’m not sure a more lovely, peaceful place exists! Cutting dahlias at Dynomite Farm was a truly magical experience.”
— Lee D.
“What an experience! A beautiful garden with an owner who generously shares his gardening love and knowledge. And the flowers…stunning!”
— Kristen W.
“Paradise found. Thank you for the gift of slowing down with great friends.”
— Susan S.
“Had a lovely time visiting this absolute gem of an urban farm. Markus is a super gracious host.”
— Kristi C.
“Such a beautiful space to cut flowers with my daughter, feed chickens, pick fruit, and decompress!”
— Normalynn A.
“We had a Dynomite time at the farm! Markus was a fabulous host and super accommodating. We enjoyed the peacefulness and the blooms.”
— Maryellen M.
