Rosemary Rewards

Magical Rosmarinus with its pine/ginger aroma warded off evil, bonded friendships and kept away the plague.

Cultivate this attractive herb and you’ll be rewarded with its pine/ginger aroma. Grow it in a sheltered sunny position with steep drainage and, as with most woody herbs, avoid strong fertilizers.

Hardy in zone 7+; in cooler areas, treat it as an annual, or overwinter indoors in a cool, well-lit location.

Relax in a rosemary-strewn bath, make sachets, steep leaves for soothing tea, use it in Mediterranean cuisine. Add 5 mL (1 tsp.) finely minced rosemary to unsweetened whipping cream for merlot-poached pears – divine.

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