Gravel gravel everywhere...

[primsong]

At last the weather has complied with our wishes long enough that we can get new gravel laid down on the driveway - lots of excited child-shrieking in the house when that huge sunny-yellow truck pulled up and began dumping little bits of ex-cliff-and-ridge on the drive. Plenty of heavy raking to be done the next couple days... don't think they'll like that part nearly as well.

Drat. The little rosemary plant shaped into a topiary that my mom left in my care while she is traveling died. She got it for Christmas and left it... alas, I warned her that for whatever reason I've never found the combo that keeps rosemary shrubs alive - killed three of them now. It's pathetic crunchy carcass is on my step now, still smells nice if you crumble it but I doubt she wanted a crumbly topiary in a pot, no matter how fragrant.

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[siradaono.livejournal.com]

I have a Rosemary bush that is 3'x 3' x 3' you are welcome to as much as you want. It is many years old and healthy. We could cut it in half for you, cause you Must have Fresh Rosemary.
Lemme know.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Aww, you are so sweet! Thankfully, I have a huge established rosemary shrub that came with this house (my gratitude to whomever that green thumb belonged to) - That had occurred to me, and I may experiment with one of my "rooter pots" to start a new shrub off of it for her. I am rationalizing that the litte topiary may not have been too strong in the first place - so many plants done up and sold festively at the holidays are not the best stock. :-P

It really has such a wonderfully pungent scent, doesn't it? I love the gentle little blue flowers it puts out each year as well. (((((Ada)))))