As well as recent widespread interest in edible flowers by foodies, there also seems to be a related trend that involves bartenders putting flowers in drinks.
Try freezing edible flowers into ice cubes for a unique touch to your dinner party drinks.
The plays of William Shakespeare are abound with allusions to plants and flowers.
As we think about flower decorations for the holidays, it is interesting to think about the lavish scale of floral art in English Victorian homes.
The writer, Emily Dickinson loved wild flowers, and like the Victorians, she associated violets with modesty and fidelity.