In the Garden with Holly Hill Nurseries: Creeping Thyme Perennial Plugs For $1.30 Each Order Now Sale Ends May 27, 2012
Characteristics: There are a great many selections of Thyme grown in gardens, all of them with some degree of spicy fragrance. This flat-growing Thyme features fragrant dark green leaves, smothered by bright magenta-red flowers in early summer. A strong grower, ideal as a drought-tolerant lawn substitute or for planting between flagstones, tolerating moderate traffic. Creeping Thyme is easily divided in spring or early fall, and even small pieces will take root and grow. Attractive to butterflies. Evergreen. Grows 1 to 2 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide Zones 4 to 9.