Fragrant and colorful creeping thyme is a low-maintenance groundcover, and it’s even edible. A close relative of common culinary thyme, creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a low-growing, mat-forming ...

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"It often forms a dense, mat-like ground cover, producing small, bright yellow flowers in summer," says Funk. In ideal conditions, creeping Jenny spreads quickly via its trailing stems.

Unlike mulch, many ground covers flower, and they are mostly ... job of shading out weeds. Flowering, creeping thyme also looks beautiful as a ground cover. It blooms for several weeks in June.

As spring begins, it may be a good time to think about how to reduce the weeding you have to do in future years - and good ground cover is essential if you want to lessen the backbreaking work of ...

Purple ground ivy, also known as the "Creeping Charlie," is a constant debate in the gardening world. At first look, it's invasive, it grows rapidly, and it can be next to impossible to control.

Yet much of the time, the local food economy ultimately depends on big farms thousands of miles across the country or even overseas: the seed producers who provide planting stock for the growing ...

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Gardens are crucial for nature - they cover more space ... and the hairy-footed flower bee, for example. Other bulbs that are good in shady spots include wood anemone, winter aconite and alliums. Some ...

Thyme is best when fresh but you can buy it freeze-dried. The intensely pungent flavour complements most meats, including chicken and game. Its robust nature means that it can withstand long ...