Creeping Rosemary

About this plant

'Salvia rosmarinus 'Prostratus', commonly known as Creeping Rosemary, offers a delightful blend of ornamental beauty and culinary utility. This low-growing evergreen features aromatic, needle-like leaves and delicate, pale blue flowers, providing year-round interest and a savory scent to your garden. Ideal for sunny, well-drained locations, Creeping Rosemary naturally drapes over rockeries, retaining walls, or the edges of raised beds, creating a verdant, textured carpet. Its tough, resilient nature makes it an excellent choice for erosion control on slopes or as a living mulch in herb gardens and borders. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, the leaves of Creeping Rosemary are fully edible, adding a fresh, earthy flavor to your culinary creations. Its drought-tolerant properties and deer resistance further enhance its value, making it a low-maintenance yet highly rewarding addition to any landscape.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Requires minimal care once established. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushier growth. Avoid heavy pruning into old wood. Can be harvested regularly for culinary use.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.