![]() ![]() Most folks want to use the Ground Cover Thymes to cover the ground. It is the Ground Cover Thymes that tend to confuse. There aren’t too many and their names are fairly descriptive, like Lemon Thyme and Orange Balsam Thyme. A blessing because there are so many different kinds and a curse because there are so many different kinds. It is being threatened by the fast growing Pink Lemonade Thyme which will probably take over both the Elfin Thyme and the Woolly Thyme in a year or so. If you look closely you can see a small patch of a slightly bluer thyme in between the two flowering ones. In the back, Pink Heretus Thyme is also in full bloom. The taller flowering Caraway Thyme is in the foreground to the right of the Woolly Thyme. It flows into the silvery, non-flowering Woolly Thyme near the boundary board which separates this garden from the lawn. Pink Lemonade Thyme is the bright green thyme that has the shadow of the tree on it. These five ground cover thymes of varying colors, textures and heights are growing in a pleasing mosaic. Once established, ground cover thymes also help to keep weed seeds from sprouting. Our herbs are packaged securely in recycled and recyclable blister packs and then into cardboard boxes, to ensure your plants to arrive in the best possible condition.įurther information about delivery can be found on our Ordering & delivery information page.Ground Cover Thymes are not only beautiful and soft to walk on, they are also the perfect way to keep the ground cool and conserve moisture. ![]() PackagingĪll the herbs are supplied in 9x9 cm pots (8cm depth). Unfortunately due to Brexit we are unable to ship to Northern Island currently. *Please note there are additional surcharges for delivery to some postcodes in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Isle of Wight and Scilly Isles - this will be calculated at the checkout based on the delivery address postcode. Chargesġ - 3 herbs (UK including highlands & islands) - £6.20 Orders sent by courier to Scottish Highlands and Islands, Isle of Wight and Scilly Isles take 48-72hrs - this will be indicated at the checkout. Very small orders of up to 3 herbs are dispatched with Royal Mail but the majority of our orders are sent via a 24 hour courier service. This is usually within two to four days of placing your order, but at some points of the year during busy peaks it may take a little longer. We deliver our herb plants to addresses across the UK. Orders are dispatched between Mondays and Thursdays. They do however form a carpet of ground cover in sunny spots which erupt into bloom around July and are a hive of activity for pollinating insects, bees and butterflies. Many of these tiny creeping thymes don’t have the full bodied flavour of regular thyme and are also difficult to harvest and so not much used for culinary or medicinal purposes. If you have one growing in full sun between one and seven in the afternoon in summer that’s fantastic, but direct sun is reduced to about three hours in winter and generally it just isn’t enough. Most thymes are pretty hardy and cope well with frosts, it is the wetness and lack of light over winter that can finish them off. Initially it will have to be watered if the weather is dry until established, but after that it should creep around nicely on its own. It also needs a well-drained soil and flat growing creeping thymes like this are perfect for cracks in paving, patios, walls, pots and rockeries which are all free draining. Thyme is a plant that just has to be in full sun – it can never really be too hot for this pretty herb, the more sun the better. In common with other thymes, the flowers are alight with foraging bees and butterflies in the summer. ![]() A very attractive creeping thyme with dark leaves and crimson flowers, this thyme doesn’t have as much flavour and aroma as other types but is a very striking ground cover herb. ![]()
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