creeping thyme plants
Creeping thyme plants are a versatile and attractive choice for New Zealand gardens, offering year-round interest, fragrant foliage, and a lush ground cover that suppresses weeds and reduces maintenance. These hardy perennials thrive in full sun and well-drained soils, making them perfect for borders, pathways, rock gardens, or even between pavers. Whether you’re after a burst of summer colour or a hardy lawn alternative, creeping thyme plants add texture, aroma, and pollinator value to both modern and cottage-style landscapes.
Thymus Emerald Carpet (Thyme Emerald Carpet)
Thymus Emerald Carpet, commonly known as Thyme, perennial produces small leaves held on spreading stems that results in a carpet of green foliage. The foliage is adorned with small, pure white flowers in summer as it grows to 5 cm tall and 40 cm wide. Thymus Emerald Carpet is a fantastic plant that is commonly included in herb gardens, planted between pavers or rocks, used as a groundcover, or allowed to trail over paths and steps or from a hanging basket.
Thymus Ruby Carpet (Creeping Thyme Ruby Carpet)
Thymus Ruby Carpet is a variety of Creeping Thyme that carries leaves that are scented, small, and a fresh green colour. It produces short spikes carrying fragrant, red flowers through summer, and typically grows to just 15 cm tall and 40 cm wide. Thymus Ruby Carpet is commonly included in herb or cottage gardens, planted between pavers or rocks, used as a groundcover, or allowed to trail over a wall or the like.
