My hardy rosemary plant has stayed green all winter, but since we're expecting up to 20 inches of snow overnight through Wednesday, I thought I'd cover up the plant to protect it from the weather until spring actually arrives....
Jonathan had built 2 cold frames for me last winter, so I took one from against the south side of the house and put it directly into the garden over the small stand of rosemary.
Now the fresh rosemary nestles inside the cold frame amongst the drab brown of the other spent herbs, waiting for the snow to fall tonight.
A lettuce mix in one of our raised beds had spent the cold months under the other of my cold frames. I picked several leaves to bring inside while I was out taking photos.
Trimmings from the tallest stalks of the rosemary plant found a home in the windowsill, and hopefully they will develop roots to be replantable outside.
What are your gardening chores this month?
~Hannah
Ah, to have a garden where cold frames can be used... One day. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing your spring planting
Posted by: Nic | Wednesday, March 06, 2013 at 03:39 AM
Your rosemary looks lovely! I've never grown rosemary before. You're expecting 20 inches of snow?! Wow! Looks like you've protected your rosemary well. What fun it will be to uncover it as the snow passes. Stay warm!
Posted by: Lisa Spivey | Thursday, March 07, 2013 at 10:03 AM
i have an absolutely huge rosemary plant as well! i do believe i could hide in it if i needed to; thus far it has survived the cold and snow of the NC mountains for several winters and i'm very pleased.
Posted by: erica | Friday, March 08, 2013 at 07:33 AM
We started a wonderful rosemary plant from a cutting once! On the other side of the world we are harvesting lots of tomatoes for preserving! I love your snow pictures. Thank you to Deb for her kind comments on our blog.
Posted by: Sherrin | Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 02:47 AM