Bring Spring indoors with this dramatic centerpiece. We started with a wire-and-glass candle stand, then filled each glass votive with a single herb or flower variety, such as pansies, chive blossoms, sage, and veronica.

THE LANGUAGE OF HERBS
Here are some common herbs and their symbolic meanings, which we found in The Language of Flowers, a charming book originally published in 1968. Keep these meanings in mind when creating your heartfelt arrangements for Mom.
 
BALM sympathy
BASIL love, blessings, best wishes
BAY glory
CALENDULA joy, remembrance
CATNIP intoxification with love
CHAMOMILE comfort
CILANTRO hidden worth
COWSLIP happiness
DAISY innocence, loyalty
DILL good spirits
ELDER zealousness
FENNEL worthy of praise
GERANIUM comfort, consolation
IVY friendship, matrimony
LAVENDER devotion, loyalty
MARIGOLD grief, honesty
MINT wisdom, grief
NASTURTIUM optimism
OREGANO happiness
PANSY merriment, remembrance
PEPPERMINT cordiality
ROSEMARY remembrance
SAGE wisdom
SORREL affection
SPEARMINT warmth of sentiment
THYME happiness, courage