Local flower movement is growing

The Wall Street Journal reports that the 'Field to Vase' movement is growing.

"Rosemary, basil, dill, kale and artichokes are among the vegetal plants popping up in loose, hand-tied floral bouquets that dinner guests are giving as hostess gifts and brides are ordering as wedding centerpieces," says Debra Prinzing, a Seattle-based author of the 2013 book, "Slow Flowers."

"The arrangements share a seasonal farm-to-table aesthetic—or 'field to vase,' as it's known in the flower industry. They are idealized bouquets of local meadow blooms collected at a farmers market or farm share, including short-stemmed anemone, sweet pea, ranunculus, scabiosa, lisianthus and hyacinth. Along with edible elements, they create a fresh, strong-scented, untamed bouquet.