Every year that this time, we get nostalgic for the bounty of summer—missing it before it's even gone. Blame it on the impending autumn and the back-to-school sales, but we're breathing in every bit of summer before Mother Nature begins her slow descent into slumber.

That's why we're celebrating a symbol of the season: flowers. We have a cherry blossom tree exploding into bloom at night, a purple violet patch flowering near an orchard as you crunch a tart apple nearby, and wildflower honey mixed with the blooms it came from.