Review: Rosemary & Thyme

I feel like any woman who is interested in any combination of gardening, mysteries or British television has had someone recommend they watch Rosemary & Thyme. Since I love all those things, I have watched some of it on Netflix. For anyone who is curious, maybe this can tell you if it's worth watching.
Basically it's the story of two female landscapers, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme (see what they did there?) who manage to stumble upon a murder mystery at every location and always step in to help solve it. The show starts with Rosemary losing her job as a horticultural professor and Laura wanting a change as her husband recently left her for a much younger woman. The two meet, become friends, and put their shared love of gardening to use in a new career as landscapers. They also make use of a natural nosiness and Laura's family police connections to keep in check the many murderers prowling the English countryside.

Obviously this is not my picture.
Rosemary (left) and Laura.

I have two problems with the show. The first is that the plots can sort of run together if you watch it a lot. I guess it's sort of hard to keep coming up with new ideas for mysteries that can be solved with horticultural knowledge. The other is that there are several jokes that rely on people thinking they are lesbians and the pair being horribly offended, and I just don't find homophobia amusing.

That said, if you like procedural crime shows and find British accents soothing, you may enjoy Rosemary & Thyme as a nice accompaniment to hot tea and a warm blanket on a cold, rainy day.