I started a little side project this week in the garden. While waiting for my tomatoes and peppers to harden off, I decided to play dress up with my flagstone walkways. Mr. G and I installed flagstone around my raised bed garden to cut down on weeds, mud, and to make the overall effect of the garden visually pleasing. The problem with me, is if there is a spot on the earth where a plant could grow I figure out a way to make it happen. I researched plants that tolerate full sun, are fairly flexible on water needs, and ones that could be walked on. The final winner was Wooly Thyme, Creeping Thyme, and Elfin Thyme.
I headed to my favorite local nursery and found that they carried all three types. I decided to pick up some Wooly Thyme and see how I liked the overall effect in the garden. These plants will spread approximately 18 inches. They do well in rock gardens, between flagstones, sandy soil, and feel great on the feet. I love how it looks and I will be heading back to the nursery this weekend to pick up some more.
This project will probably last throughout the summer because this product is not inexpensive, but I hope that with a little patience my flagstone pathway will go from looking like this….
To something like this….The purple is Creeping Thyme, the chartreuse is Elfin Thyme, and the silvery green is Wooley Thyme. I still have a long ways to go, but in between weeding this should be a fun project for the summer. I love how the colors work together and I am excited to see the results.
Are you doing any fun decorative projects in the garden this summer?
OH I had forgotten how much I love creeping thyme and wooly thyme! We rescued the broken piece of cement slab from our old patio and used it to make a raised bed garden as well as pavers for a small "terrace" out front. These would be perfect for the area especially since there isn't a lot to be filled in. Thank you for sharing the picture! And your raised bed gardens.... simply adorable! ENjoy! and thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea and your paths around the beds. We tried wooley thyme on one of our paths but it died during our hot summer, even though thyme is drought tolerant. I guess 100+ temps are too much for baby plants. I might try putting some in again this fall.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful idea; love it. Honestly, with last year's bad drought here we didn't plan anything decorative or cute. I have various varieties of thyme growing in my tea/rose garden; it is planted under every rose bush.
ReplyDeleteHow is your thyme doing? We are off to the nursery to pick up wooly thyme, elfin thyme, and a couple forms of sedum today.
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