Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, all thyme varieties love warm, dry climates and well-draining, loose soil. Creeping thyme tolerates light foot traffic, so it's well-suited as a living carpet between your veggie rows, too! Creeping Thyme's Environmental Requirements In well-lit settings, try growing it under lawn trees, and let it cascade over the rims of large patio garden containers. Growing creeping thyme from seed as a substitute for turfgrass is a great filler in those hard-to-mow spaces. Take advantage of creeping thyme's dense network of branches and leaves and use it as a living mulch around other plants, reducing moisture loss and erosion while decreasing your weeding chores. Anywhere else, it's an adaptable solution to gardening headaches. The sprawling herb requires at least four hours of sunlight a day, so it's not an option for deep shade. This is where we got disconnected, but we got the message loud and clear creeping thyme is an obvious choice for miniature gardens, no matter the theme. Sophie: "Show me a legit Bonsai garden that has ceramic elves and saddled dragonflies, and I'll show you." This is about the time when Sophie got on the line. "I've really become enthralled with the art and discipline of Bonsai gardening, and find creeping thyme to be an amazing asset to the ancient practice." "The small, round leaves and woody stems work well when you're trying to emulate shrubs and trees," he said.
Max called us from Florida to share how he uses creeping thyme in his Bonsai projects. Grow it along the edges of patios, concrete paths, and driveways. The same characteristic that makes it a great choice for rock gardens is the reason it's valued as a filler and edging plant. "When you step on creeping thyme during its flowering period, it really has a great smell, and it's easy to trim back and keep in line."Ĭreeping thyme spreads outward from a central root system, covering far more ground than it needs to nourish itself. "I hate to be Captain Obvious," wrote Mark, a landscape designer in upstate New York, "but creeping thyme is the go-to plant for flagstone and paver pathways." He uses a variety of creeping thyme species to add a romantic feel to meandering garden walkways, citing the groundcover's ability to keep weeds from taking hold and soil in place. Some people use the combination like dirt Bondo. We typically think of combined mass plantings as a way to add topographical interest to a garden, but hey. Mother-of-thyme only grows about 3-6 inches tall, while wild creeping thyme grows up to a foot in height.
The two sizes of creeping thyme kinda blend it all together." Or the opposite if the dirt's already sunk in. "I figured out that you can plant mother-of-thyme in the middle, and wild creeping thyme around the edges if you gotta disguise the hump. "Everyone knows that the dirt on top of a grave caves in after a while, but if you mound up the soil, it looks kinda obvious," said.
We're withholding the name of this Ohio customer upon his request, but we can't hold back on his brilliant blending of our two favorite species to create a very specific desired effect. It's cascading habit makes it a great container plant, as well. "Creeping thyme and alyssum have a blending effect, especially when they cascade over the sides of retaining walls and take hold in crags and crevices between individual rocks."Ĭreeping thyme doesn't need a lot of topsoil to thrive, as long as it's central roots have a spot to take hold. "I hate having a lack of transition between taller plants and rocks, or between one rock and another," she wrote. Creeping thyme doesn't need a deep soil bed, and is the perfect choice for rock gardens. Soften a Rock GardenĮlise in Tennessee uses copious amounts of creeping thyme to "gentle" the aesthetics of her boulder-strewn rock garden. We can go on and on about how creeping thyme is a wonder plant but don't just take it from us: We're always encouraging our customers to share their gardening ideas, and we've had some great feedback about how you've used it in your own gardens. Creeping thyme tolerates-if not thrives-most any backyard growing environment, and it's fuss-free, and beyond rewarding with its attractive foliage and densely-blooming flowers. Feet down, it handles a little stomping if it's planted between pavers and stepping stones, or as a lawn replacement. Hands down, there's no better miniature groundcover than creeping thyme.
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