Rosemary

We found a garden store on the island. We were so excited to find a place that could give us great advice and sell us plants and pots. They have a yard full of local plants. We strolled through the lot and enjoyed every minute.

We have been looking for herbs and tomato plants.  We have not had any luck in finding these plants. We resigned ourselves to the fact we will probably have to grow everything from seeds.

Rosemary is an herb that we use consistently.  We thought we could grow it in Bonaire because it likes hot, dry weather.  We had seen hedges of Rosemary growing in Phoenix and wanted to duplicate that scenario here. We ask the nursery guy if he had Rosemary.  He replied: " I have tried to grow it but it doesn't grow very well on the island". We were discouraged.

Our landscaper guy, Marco, who lives down the street from us, told us he has some and will bring us a starter plant next time he comes. He also asked what else we needed.  He is a master grower and must have a huge garden.

When you want something on the island, it all depends on who you know and who you ask.