One of my favorite herbs is rosemary. I love the smell and… well, everything else about it. I sometimes drink rosemary tea when I have a headache and that works wonderful for me. It doesn’t really work as a painkiller, but it helps to think more clearly. I also use the essential oil for that – diluted in olive oil, dabbing a few drops on my temples. (But please be careful if you want to try any of that – it can make your bloodpressure higher. Mine is always on the lower side, so that’s okay, but if your’s is high it’s not safe. Always do your own research before trying herbal remedies).
In folklore it’s said to protect from evil and to purify. Well, that never hurts, so I hung a few bundles around the house (also, or maybe mostly, because I love how it looks)
(picture to the right is in the toilet – I figured the smell would be nice there too)
I have been trying to grow rosemary here and I actually did get cuttings rooted and growing a few times, but somehow they all die on me after a while. I don’t understand what’s I’m doing wrong. I tried putting them in the ground, leaving them in potting soil, watering them a lot or not at all, shady spots and sunny spots… I don’t know. It’s weird. I had some at our last house in the Netherlands that the previous owner planted and they grew really big while I more or less ignored them. But hey, I’ll just keep trying, so I saved a few cuttings and put them in water.
(yes, that table is getting full. It still makes me so happy to look at it)
NOT A STATION 
like you I adore the aroma of rosemary!!
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It’s such a great smell, isn’t it?
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I don’t know anything about herbs except that sage smoke to cleanse rooms/homes of evil spirits seems popular . . . lol I do love hearing the uses and meanings in folklore. A popular soap maker I was friendly with years ago was Wiccan and was always very informative in her videos about the herbs and oils she used in her soaps, with tales of why. There is a YA book series from years ago, also Wiccan, that was so interesting to me because of the use of herbs, and the lore, and all that. Maybe deep down I’m meant to be Wiccan. lol
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Ha, maybe you are. I’m not wiccan, but I am very interested in folklore and the “magical” use of herbs, along with the chemical and medical knowledge. It makes studying herbs just a little bit more fun.
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That rosemary looks gorgeous. I have tried growing rosemary but it always dies in the Winter here, I have yet to find one that is hardy enough. I did not know that rosemary is good for headaches I will have to try that, not that I get many but on the rare occasions that I do it is good to know which herbs to reach for.
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Rosemary seems to be pretty particular about temperatures and moist. I guess my garden in the Netherlands was just right for it…
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I love rosemary!! It is one of my go to herbal remedies for headaches and always works! I feel lucky to have so much growing in my yard and garden – beautiful photos, thanks for sharing ❤
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Thank you! Yes, you are lucky to have it growing. I’ll just keep trying.
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