Like Sylvain, when we lived just 50 miles north of him I got a small rosemary plant. I think I got it in the produce dept. of the grocery store. I planted it & diligently took care of it & it didn't do much. It lived but didn't really grow. Little did I know that I was being too kind to it. I moved it to the easement, in hot, everlasting sun, where no water was & I rarely got out enough hose to reach all the way out there & water. That 4" pot of rosemary took off! It grew & grew & grew out there in what I referred to as the desert. Interesting to read in your article Sharon that "Its name comes from Latin words which mean "dew of the sea" because in many locations, it needs no water to live other than the humidity carried by the sea breeze". And that's exactly what it was living on --- the dew of the sea.
I too love it's flavor & the scent is heaven to me. I also like to brush it with my hand &/or my legs or my pants legs & carry the scent with me all day.
Thanks Sharon for a wonderful article!
