Día de apertura en The Flower Fields en Carlsbad
Joel Lopez has ranunculus flowers in her hat as she and other workers pick ranunculus flowers. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Alberto Valencia picks ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Monique Carrillo walks out of the field with ranunculus flowers that she had picked. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Eva Thomas, from Los Angeles, quickly dashes in and out of ranunculus flowers so that her sister Leonie can take pictures. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Joel Lopez has ranunculus flowers in her hat as she picks ranunculus flowers. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
A field worker at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad picks ranunculus flowers that are still buds so that they’re at peak bloom by the time they go to market. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Janet Fry of Vista takes pictures of ranunculus flowers on the opening day of The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Angela Salas, front, and other workers pick ranunculus flowers. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mary Tamar holds a ranunculus flower as she and her family from Orange County tour The Flower Fields on its opening day. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Marta Carrillo Gregolio picks ranunculus flowers. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Flower field workers relax and eat a snack during a break from picking ranunculus flowers. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Alberto Valencia tosses a small bunch of ranunculus flowers to the side, which he will pick back up as he gathers what he has picked when he finishes the row.
(Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)Alberto Valencia brings ranunculus flowers that he picked to a truck. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Flower field workers pick ranunculus flowers at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. (Hayne Palmour IV / San Diego Union-Tribune)