I tried one last year, kept it in a protected pot outside over the winter, and it died. Trying again this year, plan to keep it in a pot, but bring into the basement for the winter. If it survives, I'll likely put it into a pretty large pot so I can continue to monitor/protect it until it gets some girth to it. I'd really love to be able to bring in sprigs now and again, and harvest for herbal tonics and such. So far, mine looks the same as Ali's, kind of a low sprawler. If it survives a winter, I'll build or buy some sort of trellis.