Central Pennsylvania
Come up the hill.
Twenty minutes from State College, and worth the drive for the view alone. A working flower farm and a longhorn herd, not a venue, which mostly means comfortable shoes.
01 · Getting here
Where, when, and who to ask.
Weather looking doubtful? Email before you set off and we'll tell you straight.
3059 Hilltop Lane, Tyrone, PA 16686. If your phone loses signal on the way up, keep going. You're close.
The grass lot by the green barn. We'll point you from there.
Events by the calendar, u-pick on the posted weekends, tours by appointment. There are no set walk-in hours.
Melissa Russell · hilltopfarm14@gmail.com · 814-414-7306
02 · What it's like
A working farm, not a venue.
There's always something going on, and the ground is honest.
It's a hillside with 300 rows cut into it. Trainers or boots, not sandals — and we can help anyone who needs a hand getting down to the field.
For the evening events, bring whatever you'd like. We provide the food, the fire and the glasses.
Most days. Not at the sit-down dinners or the tea parties, for everyone's sake.
Even in July. The fire pits help, but bring a layer.
03 · When to come
What's in flower, month by month.
Lavender opens first, from mid-June, and the cut-flower rows carry the colour through to the first frost. The events calendar has this year's u-pick dates.
Mid-June – July
LavenderPeak the last two weeks of June. U-pick weekends, bundles and bouquetsLate June – August
Yarrow, calendula & cornflowerPink and peach yarrow, orange calendula, blue cornflower. Calendula comes back in SeptemberMid-July – September
SunflowersBranching sunflowers sown in waves, cut by the bucket into early fallJuly – first frost
Zinnias & coreopsisThe bright mixed bouquets. Heaviest in August, right up to the first frost
04 · Private gatherings
Hire the whole
hillside.
Weddings, showers, company days. A handful each season, priced to what you actually want rather than a package.
Ask about your dateBefore you go
Take the farm home with you.
Teas, honey, candles and soaks, made here and shipped to your door.
Shop the farm standDon't miss a night
Dates before they sell out.
One note when new events go on sale. The dinners go first.