![]() ![]() Sweet smelling, drought tolerant and never needs mowing or fertilizing. A creeping, mat-forming subshrub, 5-10cm tall, with small dark green leaves, up to 8mm long and 4mm wide, usually fringed with minute hairs. Has creeping stems of approximately 4" (10 cm) long which should be encouraged to spread to avoid growing too tall. Wooly thyme, among others, makes a perfectly behaved lawn alternative. ![]() Walking on should be avoided when the ground beneath is laying very wet.Will happily take moderate foot traffic - but would not be suitable for excessive use by boisterous young children or pets.Ensure weed growth is kept under control until the lawn is well established.Plant 6" x 6" (15 x 15 cm) apart - that's 36 plants per square metre to metric people (or you can divide up our chunky plug plants and grow on in small pots before planting out).Prefers a well drained soil, and most certainly should not be planted in waterlogged conditions. This easy, aromatic perennial herb is a favorite for both garden and kitchen.Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects. Thriving in full sun and drier soils, an established thyme lawn will always fare better than conventional grass in times of drought and needing just a couple of trims a year it is also less labour-intensive to keep tidy! In midsummer, delicate pretty pink flowers dot the surface, making the lawn all the prettier. ![]() In the Edwardian era they were very popular – and rightly so, as they make a really lovely lush green 'carpet' of foliage which releases its sweet thyme aroma when crushed underfoot. Thyme lawns are seldom seen these days which is a shame. Also known as wild thyme or Breckland thyme. Creeping, wooly gray foliage and pink flowers create a versatile evergreen groundcover that will cover dry slopes, fill in between rocks or grow in. Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) is a low-growing, woody perennial that performs especially well in somewhat dry, sunny conditions. ![]()
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