![]() Has creeping stems of approximately 4" (10 cm) long which should be encouraged to spread to avoid growing too tall.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. Creeping Thyme Seeds (Thymus Serpyllum) is a slow grower, but creates dense carpets that can even withstand some foot traffic, an evergreen ground cover.It has a sprawling growth habit growing to 3-4 inches tall above the ground (7-10 cm) and 6-18 inches (15-46 cm) spread. 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). Creeping thyme is a short-lived woody perennial covered in foliage, lasting around 3 to 5 years before becoming unproductive and spindly.Prefers a well drained soil, and most certainly should not be planted in waterlogged conditions.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. Sixteen packs will cover 1000 square feet, about a half a pound.Also known as wild thyme or Breckland thyme. Four packs will cover about 100 square feet. This much seed will cover about 25 square feet. Creeping Thyme is a soft evergreen perennial ground cover with forms a dense mat with clusters of tiny lavender to white flowers Withstands light foot traffic. Once ready, then tear off chunks of seedlings and plant them 6" apart. USE A LIGHT MIST setting on your spray bottle/hose to water! Seeds are very tiny and too much pressure can dislodge them. Surface sow the tiny seeds in a flat, keep them warm and moist, and in a sunny space. Carefully untangle the roots and set the plant into its. Plants do not flower for the first two years! To transplant thyme into the garden, dig a hole a bit wider and slightly shallower than the rootball. This is the most charming, versatile, and least demanding ground cover ever. The pink-purple blooms are so dense that they completely cover the foliage. It blooms in late spring through early summer. ![]() It can be planted as a lawn that never needs mowing.Ĭreeping Thyme thrives in full sun or light shade, well-draining soil, with occasional water. In summer, it's covered with tiny pink blooms that attract honeybees and butterflies. It cascades nicely in a rockery, fills in cracks, spills out of planters. It grows quickly but isn't pushy, delivers texture, fragrance, and flowers, is great for cooking, and requires almost no care.Ī hardy perennial in zones 4-9, Creeping Thyme has a place in almost every garden. Only 2"-3" tall, you can walk on it (releasing its lemony aroma), tuck it between pavers in a garden path, use it as a tidy border or fill in a flower bed. ![]() This miniature thyme is fragrant, pretty, and charming. REMEMBER WE SHIP OUT (often) WITHIN HOURS OF YOUR ORDER. DUE TO LOW AVAILABILITY, THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
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