Discover what makes rosemary such a powerful and aromatic herb, from its bold scent and evergreen resilience to its wide range of culinary, practical, and traditional uses.
Part of The Little Herb Library series, this pocket guide helps readers learn how to care for rosemary at home, harvest it with confidence, and use it in simple recipes, crafts, and everyday household applications. Blending practical guidance with seasonal inspiration, it also explores the rich folklore and symbolism that has surrounded rosemary for centuries.
Take this pocket-sized book into the garden to learn how to spot rosemary thriving in pots, borders, and hedges, with its needle-like leaves releasing a strong aromatic scent and delicate blue flowers appearing in season. Learn how to identify it confidently, how to care for it throughout the year, and how to safely collect and use its leaves in a variety of practical ways.
Through the book, explore how rosemary became a symbol of remembrance and protection across cultures, and discover the myths, traditions, and folklore that have surrounded it for centuries.
Bring rosemary into everyday life with simple uses, meaningful traditions, and practical inspiration, and start exploring this timeless herb today.
About Clare Gogerty
Clare Gogerty lives on a smallholding in Herefordshire which she intends to open as a spiritual retreat. A member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, she has been interested in magic, druidry and folklore since childhood. A former magazine editor, for numerous titles including The Simple Things magazine, she is now a freelance journalist and author, writing about spirituality, travel, homes and gardens for various magazines and newspapers. She is is author of Beyond the Footpath (Piatkus, 2019), and Sacred Places (Aster, 2020).
