2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

ducks4you

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Sooo....you know that hardy rosemary that I bought last Fall? Rosemary can't make it through my winters.
It slowly died by the left side of my kitchen sink. I wasn't able to get to the post office and it looked pretty sad when I finally picked it up, then I let it sit potbound...it was a recipe for plant death!
DD's were polite and never said anything as they walked by it. I finally had to put it to rest. Youngest DD said she would buy me a new one. I tt her bc they only had 2 in stock and another supplier was OOS, so I ordered it.
i abHOR ordering Anything that ships USPS, but this one will be shipping UPS to the house.
It is ok in zone 6. I am on the northern End of zone 6, so I might offer it some protection.
Rosemary IS, after all, a Mediterranean plant. MAYBE I will pot it, grow it on the south side of the house, then move the pot to the east side of the house for protection, like I did for my now 14 ft all dwarf Magnolia.
I have a pot with sprouted onions on my enclosed porch doing quite well and that might be a good overwintering spot for the rosemary. I might try cuttings, too...
Here's where I found it.
 
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