[Sca-cooks]2 - medieval herb garden

[Sue Clemenger]

I thought of rosemary, which I adore, but it doesn't always do well in
our winters.  I've tried to grow it several times, and the plants never
seem to be able to survive the cold temps (we don't get the snow that
some states do, but it is quite capable of getting bitterly, bitterly
cold).  Lord, but it would sure smell good, though, wouldn't it?
--maire

"Pixel, Goddess and Queen" wrote:
> 
> WRT hedges--there's a historical site in (I think) Wiltshire, although it
> may be Somerset) by the name of Donington Le Heath, which started life as
> a 13th c. manor and got re-done at various times during its life. It's
> mostly late 16th or thereabouts, at this point. And they've got a maze
> that when we were there, in 2000, was just planted. They've used rosemary
> for the hedge-y bits, and in that climate it grows to huge proportions. So
> maybe rosemary for the hedges? Practical AND useful.
>