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Visit Queens Farm’s Winter Wonderland
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Queens County Farm Museum’s oneof
a-kind Winter Wonderland fl oral popup
is bringing vibrant color and masterful
designs making it the perfect winter
destination for entertainment and holiday
photos.
Queens County Farm has partnered
with the Floral Escape artistic design team
Azizan Ali and Laila Ahmed for the oneacre
Winter Escape, now open to the public.
“It will be a ‘berry’ merry holiday season
at Queens Farm thanks to our new
design partners at the Floral Escape,” said
Jennifer Walden Weprin, executive director
of Queens County Farm Museum.
“Tens of thousands of silk fl owers are
blooming to ring in the holiday season.”
Th e Winter Escape will run through
Jan. 10, 2021. It’s the only silk fl ower, outdoor
holiday installation in New York
City bringing new holiday cheer to the
historic farm.
Th is colored outdoor holiday adventure
features 15 custom escapes including:
a Gingerbread Village with vibrant
fl oral sweets almost good enough to eat;
a Candy Cane Rose Garden with 6-foot
fl oral candy canes; a Snowy Peak Lodge;
purple reindeer; a 1971 white Austin FX4
enveloped in pink cascading fl owers; and
Th e Most Wonderful Wreath of the Year
off ering 12-feet of glory.
Visitors can also snap an ‘elfi e with
Santa in his Jolly ‘Olly Th rone Chair.
Also down on the farm, visitors can take
a hayride and stop by the farm’s holiday
market which off ers a rich assortment of
Christmas trees, wreaths, poinsettias and
unique holiday gift s.
Shoppers can pick from traditional
games, toys and handmade stuff ed animals
for the lil’ farmer in every family or
choose from a selection of Queens-made
gift s to help make the holiday cozy. And,
of course, a visit to Queens Farm is not
complete without a leisurely stroll across
the grounds to meet the farm’s goats,
sheep, steer, alpaca and hens — the real
stars of the urban oasis.
Visitors are also encouraged to drop
off healthy, shelf-stable food to support
the farm’s annual food drive benefi ting
Queens College’s Knights Table Food
Pantry.
The Winter Escape is open Thursdays
and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and
Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. through Jan. 10, 2021. Online
tickets are $24 per person ($15 for
children 2 to 10 years old). Admission
to Queens County Farm Museum is
free and the farm offers free event
parking.
Queens County Farm is located at 73-50
Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park. It is open
daily Monday through Sunday and 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Queens
Farm is closed Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day.
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Photos courtesy of The Floral Escape
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