Sunflowers signal summer’s farewell

The fields of Verrill Farm have been bursting with the golden hues of a beloved tradition in recent weeks: pick your own sunflower season. Fans of the tall blooms — on foot and wing — have been coming from miles around to explore and harvest.

A bee buzzes above a sunflower in the pick-your-own sunflower field at Verrill Farm in Acton on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Both bees and pickers were buzzing about the field on the first official PYO day of the season in the farm’s larger sunflower field. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — A bee hovers above a sunflower in the pick-your-own sunflower field. Both bees and pickers were buzzing about the field on the first official PYO day of the season in the farm’s larger sunflower field. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Nea Glenn of Acton carries an armful of sunflowers as a birthday gift for her husband, Peter, at Verrill Farm on Friday, August 29, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — Nea Glenn of Acton carries an armful of sunflowers as a birthday gift for her husband, Peter. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Out on a date, Julia Fernandez and her boyfriend Josh Reyes of Boston carry sunflowers from the field at Verrill Farm on Saturday, August 30, 2025. While the farm’s smaller sunflower field has been open for pickers, Saturday was the first official day for pick-your-own in the larger field, complete with a Verrill Farm trailer on site. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — Julia Fernandez and her boyfriend Josh Reyes of Boston made a date of a visit to Verrill. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

A sunflower picker wades through the field at the pick-your-own sunflower field at Verrill Farm in Acton on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The season should last another two or three weeks, according to farm workers. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — A sunflower picker wades through the field. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Fiona Murray, 6, of Acton poses for a picture with a sunflower and her dolls, as taken by her mother, Rhona, at Verrill Farm on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The pick-your-own season should last another two or three weeks, according to farm workers. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — With her dolls and a sunflower, Fiona Murray, 6, of Acton poses as her mother, Rhona, snaps a picture. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Yvonne Wilson of Acton, left, and Debbie Tait of Chelmsford chat after picking sunflowers at Verrill Farm on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Wilson plays clarinet for The Acton Band. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — Yvonne Wilson of Acton, left, and Debbie Tait of Chelmsford chat after picking flowers. Wilson plays clarinet for The Acton Band. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Kaitlin Bancroft of Wayland hands a sunflower to her son Teddy, 6, as her daughter Connie, 3, looks on, at Verrill Farm in Acton on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — Kaitlin Bancroft of Wayland hands a sunflower to her son Teddy, 6, as her daughter Connie, 3, looks on. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Verrill Farm worker John Robinson mans the trailer on site in the pick-your-own sunflower field on Saturday, August 30, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge — Verrill Farm worker John Robinson mans the trailer. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Sunflowers signal summer’s farewell

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