Rosemary Removal

It's gone. The lovely 'Arp' rosemary was taken out.

It was a nice plant, big and full and it was even blooming nicely in this too-warm too-dry spring. It had a dense presence that was nice. I was sorry to see it go. But it was simply too big for the space and it was hard to get by it. Pruning it was increasingly creating an awkward shape.

I like the scent of rosemary, but brushing by the shrub, which you couldn't avoid when walking around the corner, left an intense smell on clothes and skin. Too strong.

The look down the walk is open now, drawing the eye all the way to the bright blue door, or all the way to the deck from the other direction.

I do want to move the narrow plant stand table from the kitchen door to the open spot and store the hoses on it. Maybe plant something low and small under the table.

The square table by the garage door with the collection of pots now provides the visual weight the rosemary had provided before.