Echinacea and Oregano



Echinacea and Oregano in the Vase

If I'm remembering correctly, Barbara Kingsolver writes in her book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle , about a year of eating locally, that people are surprised to hear that potatoes plants grow up out of the ground. I've found that people (myself included) are most surprised to see that potatoes plants not only grow up out of the ground but that they flower too. There's a lot written about how to make your vegetable garden more beautiful these days, as if these functional plants are somehow less striking than the ornamentals. But you know what I think? Rows of lettuce or kale are lovely enough in their own right and the oregano that makes your tomato sauce tasty is as gorgeous as anything in flower. Above, one of this weekend's bouquets featuring echinacea and oregano from the vegetable garden.