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Thymus Serpyllum - creeping thyme

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Posted by poorowner Northern CA (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 23, 07 at 17:22

Hi, I have a retaining wall 1 ft setback from pavement. I want to plant some ground cover in this strip.

I want a ground cover that is not more than 2-4"
I selected creeping thyme, seems easy to grow and drought tolerant..

So before I plant them, I want to know if it will spread itself onto the pavement making a messy appearance? a little is ok but I don't want to have to go out and maintain a clean edge.

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RE: Thymus Serpyllum - creeping thyme

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Yes, it will spread and creep onto pavement. How far it will go and whether you will need to trim often is pretty variable, but I've seen it cover quite a lot of pavement from the original planting site.

  
 

 

 


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