Never Live Without Flowers

I cannot repeat it enough: Never live without flowers. A wild stem can always be found for plucking; even in New York's concrete jungle there are little patches of green sending up their blossoms in springtime and millions of windowsills that would welcome a variegated African violet.

The Tansy Fairy uses tansy blossoms for buttons on her playmate's jacket. You can use them as bright fillers in bouquets and arrangements,