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Old 06-05-2008, 12:23 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"Cat(h)" writes:
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| Question 2 - I clipped back my rosemary as well as most of my other
| perennial herbs last autumn, because my herb bed was very overgrown.
| However, it seems that in doing so, I have exposed the rosemary to the
| elements (wind, etc), and perhaps also to canine (less likely feline)
| visitors. I noticed that two of the main branches in the bush have
| been partially broken at the base, and are now lying down. My bush
| now looks terrible, with one major branch upstanding and two kind of
| lying on the ground. Should I tidy it up in the hope it will grow
| back to full bushiness from the one upstanding branch, or should I
| just use it for cuttings and dig it up in due course?

I would layer them, and do the latter - rosemary is best propagated
by layering.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.