I love growing and using herbs and one of my favourites is Rosemary. Rosemary is easy to grow, looks and smells wonderful and can be used in many ways.
Growing Rosemary.
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How to grow Rosemary is the obvious place to start this review. The first thing to say is that Rosemary is really easy to grow and in my experience quite forgiving too! Having said that Rosemary is not easy to grow from seed. I recommend you buy your plant from a nursery. They are really cheap, usually about £1 each. April is the ideal month for planting outside although it is not to late now in early may. Rosemary originates from the Mediterranean and so not surprisingly likes to grow in a sunny spot. It also likes sandy soil although my plants grow very happily in clay soil. Planting is really easy; simply dig a hole about 3 inches deep ...
anwar 02.05.2008
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Advantages: A wonderfully versitile herb which has many uses. Disadvantages: Can take a little while to get established, likes good drainage and a sunny position.
Rosemary
When I first came to view this house, I remember getting that feeling, as soon as I stepped over the threshold, that this was to be my home. Standing in the back bedroom, looking out over the garden, I remember thinking it had everything I could ever want in a garden, and it was as much for this, as for the house itself, that I made my offer and bought my first home. The garden was full then of mature shrubs, an apple tree, a huge clematis and a bower of honeysuckle. The land was grassed over, though this was the first thing I changed when I moved in, lifting the turf and laying paths, flower beds, vegetable plots and areas for seating.
It was not, however, until after I moved in and had my first real explore of the garden I have come to love and cherish, that I found, nestling in a corner beside the house wall ...
phoenixgreen 07.11.2006
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Advantages: It does look quite pretty and you can eat it! Disadvantages: Not totally hardy in cold areas and needs a bit of sand.
Like many herbs, rosemary is a rather attractive plant. It has long, narrow, spine-like leaves of a silvery, grey-green colour. There is a single species ? r.officinalis ? but you can buy several varieties. Albus is the most popular and the one I prefer, for it has delicate, blue-mauve flowers and is perfect for culinary use. There is also a white-flowered variety, Miss Jessops, and you can buy a ground cover type, Prostratus, to use in rockeries and the like. It is a dense, pretty bush and, as an evergreen, makes a good [edible!] hedge. Grown to full height, it is between four and six feet tall. Mine is not much more than a year old and stands at a healthy two and a bit feet.
Hard to grow from seed, you will find small plants at any local garden centre. My local nursery is selling small herbs of all varieties for a paltry 99p ...
jillmurphy 30.05.2004
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Full title: 70: A Seventieth Birthday Celebration. Personnel includes: Rosemary Clooney (vocals); John Pizzarelli (vocals, guitar); k.d. Lang, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Carradine (vocals); Kim Richmond (alto saxophone); Scott Hamilton, Mark Vinci (tenor saxophone); Warren Vache (cornet); David Ladd, Roger Glenn, Gary Foster (flute); Woody Herman (clarinet); Cal Tjader (vibraphone); John Oddo (piano); Ed Bickert, Dennis Budimir (guitar); L.A. Jazz Choir, The Woody Herman Big Band. Producers: Carl E. Jefferson, John Burk, Allen J. Sviridoff, John Oddo, Johnny Mandel. Compilation producer: Allen Sviridoff. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Rosemary Clooney has released more 20 albums on the Concord label in as many years, so this 70th birthday compilation is a more than welcome addition to her catalogue. With Ella and Sarah gone, she became the pre-eminent female singer of standards. Unlike many vocalists who are forced by failing voices to go cabaret, Clooney has retained the warm, musical quality which made her such an appealing singer ever since the days of "Hey There," reprised here in typically relaxed fashion. All her Concord albums are well-recorded, unpretentious affairs, so there is wealth of prime material to choose from. The CD opens with a lovely version of James Taylor's "Secret Of Life," specially arranged by the great Johnny Mandel for this collection. Along the way we are treated to guest appearances such as John Pizzarelli on the subtly swinging "It's Only A Paper Moon" and actor Keith Carradine, who provides a sympathetic vocal foil on the little known "Turn Around." Highlight: Bob Hope's theme song "Thanks For The Memory," which Rosie makes her own with all the wisdom 50 years of singing can muster.
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