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Rosemary Bush Trimming – Follow up on How to cut Rosemary
I always post a link to my blog post on twitter which then feeds to facebook. My last post was “How to clip Rosemary“. On twitter, a friend asked this question: @Margaret_3: How do you prune rosemary?. I have a bush that needs re-shaping. Can I really cut it back to the woody part? My answer in 140 characters: The rule of thumb is to cut back no more than 1/3 of the leaves at one time. Trim now, add to calender to trim in 1 mo. Since I have a bit more room than 140 characters, I’ll qualify what I said. The rule of thumb is really cut back…
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How To Clip Rosemary
How do you clip rosemary in your yard? The first question I’d ask, is how old is your rosemary bush? If your rosemary bushes have been around as long as mine have, the method of clipping rosemary can be a bit more involved. I live in gardening zone 8 which means that it’s warm enough here in the Atlanta area for rosemary to over winter without dying. That’s not to say that is doesn’t have its set backs from time to time, but over all my rosemary bushes thrive. Thriving rosemary bushes means they grow fast and must be clipped often. I usually remove the brown branches in the spring time…
