Kitchen Bouquet

When allowed to flower, basil produces delicate spiky blossoms that make fir a fabulously simple and aromatic bouquet. If you cut flowers just as they start to bloom, your basil plant should continue to be productive and full.

Basil bouquets will keep for several days in water, For showy arrangements,  mix different varieties, such as bold purple basil and bright green common or sweet basil. While filling the kitchen with sweet scent, they`ll offer a ready harvest for your daily cooking. Use leaves in Italian cuisine, on sandwiches, and in salads. Sprinkle the blossoms into soups, salads, or pasta.

Dessert Bouquet

Dress up a table with petite bouquets of edible flowers that also can sweeten dessert. The petals of flowers such as calendula, Johnny-jump-up, lavender, and pansies, can be sprinkled over ice cream or cake for a colorful finale to meal. Because of their delicicate blossoms, these flowers look prettiest in cream pitchers or other small vases. For a special treat, give guests individual bouquets of posies to garnish their desserts as desired