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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Rosemary
Written For Caledonian Horticulture
We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b.
In this series of blogs we detail all the soft fruits, fruit & nut trees, herbs, edible flowers & veggies that we are growing in our Food Forest, Mini linear Food Forest, Raised Beds and Kitchen Courtyard Garden. Through this series, you’ll discover practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care for a variety of plants, while looking at sustainable and environmentally friendly gardening practices.
You can find the full list of the ongoing series
All About Series: Rosemary
Read the full blog post All About Rosemary at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.

We’ve been growing rosemary across our Food Forest, Mini Linear Food Forest and raised beds for a few years now, and it has quickly become one of the most rewarding perennial herbs in our garden.
Its hardy nature, aromatic foliage and ability to thrive in Scotland’s cool, often damp climate (when given good drainage) makes it a natural fit for our space.
Whether we’re harvesting sprigs for cooking or shaping plants to encourage bushier growth, rosemary brings structure, fragrance and year round beauty to our garden season after season. Easy to propagate and beautiful as Eco tree decorations.

Rosemary works perfectly in the forest floor surrounded by Strawberries. Wonder why we use strawberries as ground cover read: Living Mulch You Can Eat: Strawberries as Ground Cover

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Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.
Clayton Completed The 2 Grow and Learn Courses with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. He is Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated since 2018. Katrina & Peter hold their PDC & PDC PRO Permaculture Design Course from Oregon State University.
They featured on BBC Beechgrove Gardens Ep23 2022 and returned in 2023 for an update, Katrina & Clayton are also columnists for ScotlandGrows Magazine, Guest Blog for Caledonian Horticulture as well as working with Gardeners’ World Magazine and many other brands.
They are also Author of the new Children’s Book Series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing & Composting and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle.
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