Creeping thyme is also a magnet for pollinating insects, especially bees and butterflies, which adds delicious flavor to the resulting honey. Both the flowers and leaves are edible, and unlike many other herbs, creeping thyme plants do not lose their flavor when in bloom and when the flowers die. Low maintenance growing and including an excellent aromatic ground cover are some of the benefits. There are many benefits to growing the green leaves and sometimes white flowers of creeping thyme in your garden. It can even be used as an alternative to a grass lawn, growing only a few inches tall, able to withstand moderate foot traffic, and providing a spectacular vision of pink when in bloom. This aromatic herb, although edible, is used mainly as a garden landscape tool or as a ground cover, filling gaps between stepping stones and crevices in dry-stone walls.
WILD THYME GROUND COVER HOW TO
Read on to discover how to create your own little slice of flowering creeping thyme heaven that spreads quickly through your front yard. Good news! It’s very easy to recreate this look at home. Creeping thyme is one of those ‘must have’ plants you see in glossy lifestyle magazines, with soft pink floral carpets cascading over cottage garden walls or sprawling across a gravel garden overlooking the ocean, creating an altogether dreamy and aspirational ambiance.
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