and maybe even sipped a cup of rose hip tea. How about some squash blossom pesto slathered on French bread, cream of dandelion soup, spring salad with nasturtium vinaigrette, lavender sorbet or ...

the hips of this rose are the ones used to make "tea" in Europe, with foliage the fragrance of apples. Rosa villosa — the Apple Rose — has a wonderful flavor and hips that are very easy to clean.