ROSEMARY IRENE - NZ GARDENER MAGAZINE PLANT OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2009
This evergreen, low mounding shrub is ideal as a groundcover, trailing down retaining walls and raised gardens or in hanging baskets. In the kitchen, as a medicinal remedy or just for its good looks, Rosemary 'Irene' is a must-have. Resilient, drought-tolerant and easy-care, it prefers fertile soils and frost protection while getting started. It grows to 30 cm by 1m. Rosemary 'Irene' is available now in garden centres.
NZ Gardener in association with Gardening Solutionz has 5 Rosemary 'Irene' plants to give away. To enter the draw write your details on the back of an envelope and send to Rosemary 'Irene' giveaway, NZ Gardener, PO Box 6341, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 or email contests@nzgardener.co.nz by September 30th 2009.