We've had glorious weather this week end, so I have been my usual fair
weather gardener, and have worked like a trojan (if I say so myself,
judging from the scratches all over my arms and legs, and the stiff
limbs) weeding, digging, planting, mowing, clipping, etc.

Question 1 - I have cut right back to its base a tamarisk I planted
two years ago, because its main stem/trunk was leaning almost
horizontally, though all the fresh growth was vertical. I did this
because it is planted at the edge between an ornamental bed and my veg
patch, and it was encroaching on my veg patch.
Am I right to assume it will grow back - hopefully vertically this
time - or have I done permanent damage?

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?

Question 3 - I was weeding around my fruit bushes, when I noticed that
some of the gooseberry bush branches which were touching the ground
had taken root there. I assume therefore that it can be propagated by
layering? Am I safe in cutting off one of those branches from the
main plant, and planting it on somewhere else?

TIA, and happy beginning of summer! (Isn't it great??)

Cat(h)