The herb rosemary has been around for many thousands of years and is still just as popular as ever. The dark green leaves and woody stems give a true meditteranean look to any garden or pot. personally i have rosemary officianalis "jackmans prostrate" . In other words it is a low growing shrubby variety, but tastes and looks just as good!. Rosemary can put up with any dry or arrid conditions on poor or even stony soil. Just look at where it grows next time your abroad, on even the most barren areas in the wild. However back home, it doesn't care to be wet all the time, so make sure it has good drainage, and in a sunny site. Any herbalist or aromatherapist will tell you NOT to use this herb , especially in it's essence in oil form, during pregnancy, as it cause miscarriage.