Subscribe to Emails
Enter your email address to receive special offers and hear about our latest rare, unusual and exciting plants.
Position – Full sun
Soil – Well-drained
Flowering Period –Summer
Hardiness – Fully Hardy
Thyme is best planted in a well-drained soil of sand, chalk, or loam within a neutral or alkaline pH balance. It is best positioned in full sun. thyme is suited to being planted in borders, beds and containers within a cottage or Mediterranean style garden.
Find out more about soil types and how to determine your soil type by clicking here
Ensure the soil is well-drained by amending with grit or gravel to aid in water drainage. If planting in the ground, space companion plants around 30cm (12in) apart from one another. If growing in pots, aim for a pot size of around 15cm (6in) in diameter. Water after planting.
Cut back after flowering to promote new growth and avoid the plants from becoming woody. This will also give you more leaves in Autumn to use. Once established, Thyme are drought tolerant plants.
It is possible to propagate Thyme by seed, division, or basal cuttings in spring.
You can find more information on how to propagate plants by clicking here
If, for any reason you are not delighted with your purchase, just return it to us within 21 days.
We promise to exchange the item or return the price you paid for the item in full. This is in addition to your statutory rights.
Hayloft Plants will not agree to refunding the costs of returning the parcel to us.
No Quibble Guarantee
Free P&P on orders over £75