fresh flowers & flower gardens and flowers as food

My favourite thing today: fresh flowers in general, freesias in particular. It's 2 March, the snow is still deep, the wind chill was -19, and yet still I could buy flowers.
And here are some of your references to flowers from the list. One of Peter G's favourite things: "watching our vegetable/flower garden grow." Given the snow and the cold, I will have to wait awhile for this. Although I remember the first year I planted tulip bulbs and I was so amazed when their tiny green sprouts began to show. I felt like a genius--as if I'd made them myself. And here's Danny on flowers: "Favorite Salad Condiment: Nasturtiums: Season your next salad with nasturtium flowers from your hanging plants on the porch. They add a mildly peppery taste to your salad, plus texture and color. You can then try other edible flowers, among them carnations and squash blossoms."