Herbs: What! NO herb afficianados this summer?, 0 by critterologist

critterologist wrote:
Yes, 'Salem' was supposed to be hardy here, but mine didn't make it -- even against a protective wall. I thought I'd lost my huge 'Arp' this spring, since it had just started greening out when we had that week long cold snap... 90% of it died back, and I pruned those parts off, and now it's almost back to last summer's size. I think that's amazing! I've got it in a mini raised bed (more like a bottomless planter) that I made by putting some stacked rock on one side of a patio boulder and filling between with potting mix. The good drainage and the rocks acting as a heat sink seem to be helpful... this is the first rosemary that's survived a couple of winters for me.

Here it is last fall... nearly 3 feet tall, and about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide...