Rosemary

Article by: Briscoe White

Although I have not given up my love affair with Sweet Basil, my attentions have recently turned to anther - rosemary. Rosmarinus officinalis, a member of the mint family, is a wonderful culinary herb , Adirondack Chairs: An Ole' Time Becon for Rest with an impressive background. This herb , Gardening Vertically: Fad, Emerging Frontier or Long-Overlooked Art Form has had an important role in both legend and religion. Ancient Greeks used rosemary to adorn virgins before sacrificing them. The Romans believed it helped memory, and adorned the herb , Winter Injury to Trees while studying. The herb , Pond Liner Repair supposedly turned from white , Easy Care Of Phalaenopsis to blue , Garden Heating the Traditional Way when Mary hung her cloak on it while fleeing Herod's soldiers and rosemary was always included in monastery gardens , Teak Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home of Europe. Rosemary is referred to in literature as a symbol of remembrance and love and often used in wedding ceremonies. It is said that if there is rosemary in the garden, , Pond Liner Repair there will be a strong woman in the house! , Starting with a Water Garden Used both as a culinary and medicinal herb, , Gallica Roses rosemary was believed to cure a host of maladies: depression, headaches, stomach ailments and was said to repel the Black Plague.

The name Rosemary is based on Latin words meaning "dew of the sea"Â and the plant , Starting with a Water Garden is native to the rocky Mediterranean region. It has small light-blue flowers , Is it Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One) and narrow, pine-needle-like evergreen leaves that have a strong sweet piney scent and add a distinctive flavor to foods. , Garden Heating the Traditional Way Rosemary is a wonderful perennial , Homemade Hydroponics System Plan for permanent landscape , Teak Garden Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home uses in areas where winters , Spring Wedding Flowers are mild enough making fine ground covers or handsome hedges. , Viburnum in the Garden It does best in full sun , How to Build a Shed with well-drained soil. , Winter Injury to Trees Growth can be controlled by frequent pinching.

I have planted both 'Arp' and 'Hardy Hill' in our garden , Beauty With Indigenous Species and have been delighted with the results. Both varieties have weathered three winters , Is it Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One) (Zone 7) with a prevailing winter , Your Home is Your Fortress: the Art of Garden Fencing wind relentlessly blowing, and each spring , Tips on Gardening have brought the promise of renewed vigor. These upright, rigid growers with their intensely fragrant branches have been the backbone of many summer flower , Pond Liner Repair arrangements. They out-last their flower-cousins and their distinctive scent is an added bonus. In addition to use in arranging, rosemary is a must in any kitchen. , Growing Tomatoes Organically Roast lamb is incomplete without rosemary!

In 1985, Briscoe White , How to Grow Strawberries opened The Growers Exchange in an abandoned Texaco station on a busy urban street corner in Richmond, Virginia. The facility has grown over the years, and is now 5 distinct growing environments , Balcony, Patio, and Courtyard Gardening with 5 acres under cover. Briscoe has over 25 years of gardening , Starting with a Water Garden experience. For further information , Tuscan Garden Design on gardening , Gallica Roses products or gardening , Ponds tips please contact Briscoe White , Basil - the Queen of Herbs at bwhite@thegrowersexchange.com

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