I was introduced to wall germander at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, where it is used as a foot-high hedge in the herb garden. I started two plant of wall germander in the herb garden in St. James where it flourishes next to the rosemary and lavender.

I tried to create a low hedge in our back yard in Shelter Island, with only partial success. I started the hedge with shoots from St. James, but, thinking that I did not have enough plants, I bought some seedlings from the herb farm in Riverhead. Apparently I bought the creeping or American variety, because last summer it spread instead of growning upright.

Last summer, when I created my football garden, I rooted a dozen or so branches, which ended up doing well. I plan to complete the hedge next summer and separate out the creeping plants.