I'd hardly call it aggressive- it spreads out, but isn't much of a bully (maybe because it's such a delicate little thing, soft thready stems, soft roots) when it comes to things that I expect out of 'invaders'- you don't have to worry about it popping up on the other side of the driveway, or colonizing your neighbor's rose beds.

it does take some foot traffic, but I wouldn't play football on it, eh?

the thymes do smell wonderful when crushed, though :)

Hi BlueBar,

I agree. It spreads quite a bit, but it spreads on the surface so you can control it fairly easily. I don't think you'll be very happy with it, though, if it's in less than a half day of sun. It's going to get leggy and wimpy looking if it doesn't get enough direct sun. If it's going to get a LOT of foot traffic, woolly thyme will hold up better, and if it's a large area, you might want to mix the different creeping thymes. The flowers come in white, different pinks, and 'Coccineus' is the brightest rosy-pink. Woolly thyme is lavender-pink. There's also a miniature creeping thyme ('Minus' or 'Minor') with tiny, tiny, tiny leaves and light pink flowers.

Enjoy,
Skybird

How do you plant the little things once you received them. I can't tell which end is up, or in this case, down.