That’s true. In Bakersfield rosemary plants were used as shrubbery. I’m disappointed I can’t grow them here, they wouldn’t make it through the winter. How do you make yours last?
I don’t.
I just bought some seeds, but I have had very good luck with buying a nice bushy plant for a few dollars at Wal-mart and rooting the cuttings.
The problem with last summer was that it was a very wet summer and rosemary likes it much drier. I’m going to try a new place to plant them this year.
There is the option of taking some cuttings in the fall and rooting them and growing it inside for the winter. The only complication is hardening them off in the spring. I try to put my plants on our somewhat sheltered porch during the winters when the temperatures are mild enough. In the sun and light breeze, it keeps them from getting too leggy.
You can’t forget to bring them in at night, however if it gets too cold.