Rosemary Bush

This Rosemary plant is an easy-going evergreen shrub with aromatic foliage which will be happiest outside in the garden. Popular for use in cooking, its leaves can be harvested all year round and either used fresh or dried and kept for later.

Your Rosemary plant will do best outside either kept in a container on a patio or planted out in a sunny, sheltered spot in the garden with well-draining soil.

If keeping in a pot, your rosemary will need regular watering. If you are going to be away for a few days or the weather is very warm, you can stand your plant in a tray or saucer of water. When planting out, add some compost to the hole to help your plant settle in and keep well-watered whilst it is establishing. Once settled, you can probably allow the rain to do your watering but try to make sure the soil is kept damp in hot weather.

During the growing season, your plant will benefit from a general-purpose plant feed every few waters.

Rosemary plants are evergreen and can be harvested all year round. When picking herbs for cooking, cut or pick stems cleanly from the tip and try to harvest evenly to preserve the neat shape of your bush. Soft new growth in the summer has the best flavour.

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Rosemary plants are generally very robust and need little care. Just ensure you keep them watered in hot weather and they will reward you with masses of tasty leaves for cooking and even edible blue flowers.