Arthur in the Garden!

• The Sunflower Field is free to visit
• Dix Park is open 7 days a week, from dawn until dusk
• Address: 1700 Umstead Drive
• Recommended Parking: Lot A & Flowers Field Lot

Fun Facts about the Field

• The creation of the 5-acre sunflower field at Dix Park is a City of Raleigh partnership between Raleigh Water and Raleigh Parks.
• Raleigh Water preps the field in spring and plants the sunflower seeds in May.
• In 2025, Barnburner Black Oil Sunflower Hybrid seeds were planted.
• Raleigh Parks waters and maintains the field as the flowers grow.
• Raleigh Parks also plants wildflowers along the perimeter of the field.
• The sunflower field serves as a massive pollinator habitat for bees, butterflies and other wildlife.
• During peak bloom, tens of thousands of people from across the City and around the region visit the sunflowers at Dix Park.
• After the bloom is over, the sunflowers are left for birds and other wildlife to eat the seeds throughout the fall.
• In the fall, Raleigh Water clears the field and plants a winter cover crop.

Visit https://dixpark.org/sunflowers

My house was built in 1959 on dead end street and each Fourth of July the neighborhood have a pretty good fireworks display….,