Zone rating is only one of many variables... some plants are genetically strong enough to withstand extremes that might kill a different plant of the same variety. Or, a winter in a given area can be much more damaging than normal in a given year. So, in essence, there are many factors involved... and nothing is really set in stone. Each gardening zone is comprised of many different micro climates, so different growers within the same zone can report very different results. Weather patterns can change, and there are really many factors to take into account. I just wanted to make sure you were aware of the ratings for your plants... I would hate for you to lose them because you weren't. It's sometimes difficult to gauge a person's level of gardening expertise on the forum, but I'm glad to hear that you know. :-) Al's idea of covering them with a cardboard box for extra protection against any frigid drafts might help... although, it might be to the plants' benefit to simply invest in another light setup. And since your particular garage is a bit warmer than most, it's possible that you could winter such plants over successfully. The option is entirely yours. I winter over a lot of plants in a large unheated garage, but it gets closed when the plants go in, and doesn't get opened until early spring. I also use plastic baby pools to group the plants and keep them off the concrete floor. I'm talking about plants rated for my zone, though, which is 5b... a few are rated for zone 6, but not many. They spend their dormant period enclosed in the building, no frigid drafts or sudden changes in temperature. Anyway... it's a fine looking Rosemary! I've never had much success growing that particular plant. I always seem to get heavy infestations of spider mites before I notice, and the air in my home is so dry that they drop most of the needles.

As earlier posters have stated, with rosemary it's really not pruning as much as harvesting when wanted. The last poster was very accurate--a good place to snip is where it starts to get woody. It will encourage bushing, but with such a baby plant you can't expect a large harvest right away.

You can harvest as much as you need. But if you want to shape it (round, conic, etc ) you should do it next spring when you move it outside, In my area winter lows can dip into mid teens (15F +/-) and rosemary can survive outside without any protection and stay green. So then, any overwintering locatios that will not get colder than, say 20F should be fine. UNLESS you have a variety that is not winter dary. Drying rosemary is so easy. Throw it anywhere in your kitchen, pantry. It will dry in no time. Rosemary has relatively low moisture content and high essential amount of oils that will dry fast and will retain its aroma and flavor for a long time, even when not containered. Only thyme can come close to rosemary in this characteristic. Cyrus

How old and what size is your Rosemary? For the time being I would do nothing other than bring it in and let it adjust to indoors. With leaves only on the tips and the lower ones withering you indeed do have a problem. I'd give the roots some water and do not mist the plant or prune anything...yet. Give it some time to adjust and for the roots to hopefully revive and get circulation going better to the lower (older) part of the plant. That the newer tips have leaves seems to indicate that there is some circulation moving. Some diluted vitamins may be helpful too. Hopefully it will recover. Clearly the plant had problems this summer/fall. I am in a much colder zone and I dug up my Rosemarys yesterday when temps threatened 15 degrees. They are very robust...so something wrong happened to it.