Herbs, in most cases, are tough wild plants which when spoilt by the lush conditions of a garden, will thrive and romp away. It's a myth that all herbs like full sun, even good old basil likes partial shade at midday. So when planting your garden, you can divide your plants into two sections, those like Thyme, Sage, Rosemary, French Tarragon and Oregano that like full sun and those that like partial shade, such as Rocket, Sorrel, Mizuna, Mustard, Parsley and Chervil.
When growing herbs in containers, use a soil based compost, such as John Innes potting compost, this is because there are very few herbs that grow in peat and a soil-based compost retains moisture which is a must to stop containers drying out. Water containers in the morning rather than evening - this gives the plants a chance if the temperatures are hot during the day, especially for containers grown in full sun. Feed container plants weekly from March to September using a proprietary feed. This keeps the plants healthy and helps them produce leaves, especially on 'cut and come again' salads.
An attractive creeping variety of Thyme. It produces dainty sprays of foliage that have a variegated, golden gleam. Plant in well-drained soil in a sunny position. This variety is also ideal for containers.
Creeping variety. Cream margined leaves. Compact. Pink flowers. Height 5cm. Spread 20cm. Good scent.
Thyme. A mat-forming alpine with creeping stems, narrow very dark green leaves, rosy red flowers. Height 5cm. Spread 25cm. Flowers from May to July. Evergreen. Hardy.
Compact, mound forming, evergreen subshrub with upright stems bearing tiny, aromatic, narrowly ovate, dark green leaves, creamy-white at the margins, and dense, whorled racemes of tiny, two-lipped, pink flowers in summer.
Thyme. A bushy subshrub alpine with grey-green leaves variegated white. Pale lilac-pink flowers from late spring to mid-summer. Height 20-30cm. Spread 30cm. Flowers from May to July. Evergreen. Hardy.
Gold leaves, especially when grown cold with a bushy, spreading habit. Height 10cm. Spread 25cm. Flowering June - August. Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost. Hardy.
Lemon-scented Thyme. A bushy subshrub with green and gold leaves. Pretty mauve-pink flowers in summer. Height 10cm. Spread 20cm. Flowers May to June. Evergreen. Hardy.
Lemon-scented Thyme. An upright bushy subshrub with pale green leaves lightly variegated gold. Pretty mauve flowers in summer. Height 25cm. Spread 45cm. Flowers from May to July. Evergreen. Hardy.
The golden thyme 'Mystic Lemon' has a wonderful lemon fragrance and is used for spicy meat dishes and vegetable stuffings. Whole shoots are cooked but removed shortly after cooking time. For salad dressings, single petals or entire flowers can be used. Besides its used in cuisine, golden thyme, which is rich in thymol, is traditionally used in aromatherapies against respiratory ailments.
Thyme. A bushy subshrub alpine with grey-green leaves variegated white. Pale lilac-pink flowers from late spring to mid-summer. Height 20-30cm. Spread 30cm. Flowers from May to July. Evergreen. Hardy.
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