View Single Post
  #2   Report Post  
Old 19-04-2006, 03:22 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren
 
Posts: n/a
Default Advice needed Rosemary


In article ,
adamtgreen writes:
|
| I bought a house back in September that had what appeared to be 2
| thriving Rosemary bushes on the back garden. When tidying the garden we
| cut them back slightly and they seemed fine, however, one of the plants
| (or indeed half of the plant) appears to be dieing or has died. The
| other half though looks like it's thriving and has flowered. I wondered
| if anybody knows whether I can save the dieing part (which we really
| want to do) or whether it's a lost cause.

A lost cause. In many UK conditions, rosemary is a short-lived plant.
You can layer the living part and give it a new lease of life - just
tuck some youngish stems under the soil and pin or weight them down.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.