How to Grow and Care for Creeping Thyme - The Spruce
2024年7月30日 · Plant creeping thyme from seeds or potted nursery starts in the spring. In its first year, it's a slow-to-moderate grower, but once it's established, it will spread quicker in subsequent years. If grown from nursey starts, space 6 to 12 inches apart. However, if using as a grass substitute, you'll want a closer spacer for denser coverage.
Creeping Thyme Guide: How to Plant & Care For “Mother of …
2024年1月23日 · Creeping Thyme Thymus Serpyllum is a robust, hardy perennial subshrub native to Europe and North Africa. Creeping Thyme seeds can be started indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or directly outdoors in spring.
Creeping Thyme Growing Guide – Everything You Need To Know
2024年5月13日 · The best time to establish a creeping thyme ground cover is in early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. Prepare the area by adding extra gritty material if necessary and loosening the soil a few inches (7.62 cm.).
How to Plant and Grow Creeping Thyme - Better Homes & Gardens
2023年9月29日 · Like many other herbs, creeping thyme grows best in full sun; the plants should receive about 6 to 8 hours of bright light daily. Creeping thyme plants can also grow in part shade, but they won’t bloom as prolifically. Creeping thyme tolerates a range of soils and can even grow in nutrient-poor earth.
Creeping Thyme: A Growing Guide - Garden Design
Creeping thyme, mother of thyme, wild thyme. Plant type: Semi-woody perennial groundcover. Zones: 4-9. Exposure: Full sun. Height/Spread: 1 to 4 inches tall, spreading up to 18 inches. Plants may be slightly taller when in bloom. Bloom time: Late spring to early summer, with the blooms lasting for 3 to 4 weeks.
How to Grow Creeping Thyme (Beginner’s Care Guide)
Creeping thyme is a super easy creeping plant that likes to hang close to the soil with goregous tiny flowers and requires minimal care. It’s also known as T. serpyllum, Breckland thyme, breckland wild thyme, elfin thyme, or simply, wild thyme. This perennial can offer your garden plenty of plant cover with little-to-no care.
How to Plant and Grow Creeping Thyme - HGTV
Learn how to use creeping thyme in your garden and why a creeping thyme groudcover is tough as nails when planted in the right spot.
How to Grow Creeping Thyme as an Aromatic Ground Cover - Gardener's Path
2021年4月18日 · Growing to about two to three inches tall and spreading to more than a foot across, creeping thyme tends to grow in a dense, mat-like form. Small, fuzzy gray-green leaves are aromatic and release their fragrance when delicately crushed. Come summertime, lavender-pink blooms attract butterflies, bees, and other friendly pollinators.
How to Grow and Care for a Creeping Thyme Lawn - Martha Stewart
2024年1月26日 · Creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a low-growing ground cover that can be grown in place of traditional turf grass. A member of the mint family, the plant is hardy in zones 4 through 9 and should be planted during spring, as the …
Thymus praecox (Creeping Thyme, Mother of Thyme, Woolly …
Creeping thyme performs best in full sun and well-drained soils. The plant does well in sandy or rocky soils. It is intolerant of wet or poorly drained soils. The plant requires very little maintenance. It will remain evergreen during mild winters. Pruning of the stems is recommended to maintain their appearance.