Hat irgendjemand so etwas erreicht? Wie einfach wäre das nachzubauen? Und wenn es erreichbar wäre, wäre es überhaupt eine gute Idee? Ich habe auch darüber nachgedacht, etwas Erigeron zum Thymian hinzuzufügen.
Super easy and achievable, best thing to do is to plant a load of plugs this time of year! I have done this is a few paths and they take a couple years to fill in but end up looking lovely.
Exact-Broccoli1386 on
Yes, but beware the purple flowers won’t be there all the time so it’ll be green most of the year. Mine started a bit patchy then I’ve filled it in with cuttings which I rooted in water
MON90go on
I’ve done this for clients before. It’s quite common around here in the Cotswolds and looks great. It’s quite simple, plant some plugs in the cracks of the path and they will spread. Some plants that work well are:
I’ve also chiselled away corners of paving stones with an SDS to make room for bigger plugs before. Just beware that all these plants will spread and it can make weeding a bit tricky as weeds will grow alongside them and you can’t just wave spray about.
chaosandturmoil on
erigeron is great at the edges you don’t want it in the cracks because if it is happy one plant will grow a 3ft diameter
potatomeeple on
I’m planning on doing this in a year or so, I have bought about 7 different creeping thyme plants (so far) to see what they are like. Some are taller than I would have expected – so these can be at the edges and one is super tender on the stems compared to the other thyme so that probably won’t make it into the path (it’s like it has no woody growth).
Then I am going to do loads of water propagation & buy some plugs of the varieties that I can.
SherlockScones3 on
I’d say go with just thyme, Erigeron is not as compact I find and spreads out a lot more
Ok_Imagination_1107 on
I’m glad to see this. I’m glad people are saying it’s super easy to do; I’ve been thinking about doing it and now I’ll take the plunge
Ok-Contribution-7153 on
Looks good.
Sepa-Kingdom on
I’ve done this, and it looked great, but unfortunately I didn’t keep on top of the weeds, particularly the grass, so although the plants are still there, the grass dominates and it doesn’t look so good.
The other mistake I made was to cut the top of the thyme with the mower, forgetting that thyme doesn’t grow from the base like grass or lawn daisies, so that then opened up that section to weeds. Prior to that, the thyme had shaded out other weeds before that. You’ll need to hand-thin it if it gets congested!
The other thing I would say is that there are some beautiful variegated varieties of thyme out there, which can provide year round interest when the flowers aren’t out. The caveat is these grow more slowly, because the variegation reduces the amount of chlorophyll in the leaves, so they therefore become weedy more easily. If you want some of these varieties, you’ll need to get some plug plants and propagate them yourself, because the varieties won’t come true from seed. You’ll also need to keep an eye on the variegation and remove bits that are reverting to straight green. They really are lovely, and given that you need to weed the thyme anyway, it isn’t that much extra work to maintain the variegation.
You can also get thymes with white flowers (including some variegation varieties), rather than pink, which can also be very effective – perhaps alternate the two in different clumps.
So to summarise, yes it’s possible, but needs ongoing care in the form of weeding. I would definitely consider making the most of the variegated varieties out there.
EricinDevon on
I tried growing creeping thyme from plug plants. A lot died very quickly! But I was new to gardening then. What survived took a long time to grow into a significant spread, and it’s amazing how weeds grow in the middle of it . I quite like the end result, but it took a few years to get where it is now.
AdIll1754 on
Beautiful
IntraVnusDemilo on
Gorgeous.
Bethbeth35 on
Did this with various things and found creeping thyme and leptinella brass buttons the most successful. In bigger gaps the thyme can get a bit bushy. I think if I did it again I’d consider just doing the leptinella, it looks like tiny little ferns.
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Super easy and achievable, best thing to do is to plant a load of plugs this time of year! I have done this is a few paths and they take a couple years to fill in but end up looking lovely.
Yes, but beware the purple flowers won’t be there all the time so it’ll be green most of the year. Mine started a bit patchy then I’ve filled it in with cuttings which I rooted in water
I’ve done this for clients before. It’s quite common around here in the Cotswolds and looks great. It’s quite simple, plant some plugs in the cracks of the path and they will spread. Some plants that work well are:
Creeping Thyme,
Erigeron,
Alchemilla Mollis,
Corsica Mint,
Dwarf Verbena.
I’ve also chiselled away corners of paving stones with an SDS to make room for bigger plugs before. Just beware that all these plants will spread and it can make weeding a bit tricky as weeds will grow alongside them and you can’t just wave spray about.
erigeron is great at the edges you don’t want it in the cracks because if it is happy one plant will grow a 3ft diameter
I’m planning on doing this in a year or so, I have bought about 7 different creeping thyme plants (so far) to see what they are like. Some are taller than I would have expected – so these can be at the edges and one is super tender on the stems compared to the other thyme so that probably won’t make it into the path (it’s like it has no woody growth).
Then I am going to do loads of water propagation & buy some plugs of the varieties that I can.
I’d say go with just thyme, Erigeron is not as compact I find and spreads out a lot more
I’m glad to see this. I’m glad people are saying it’s super easy to do; I’ve been thinking about doing it and now I’ll take the plunge
Looks good.
I’ve done this, and it looked great, but unfortunately I didn’t keep on top of the weeds, particularly the grass, so although the plants are still there, the grass dominates and it doesn’t look so good.
The other mistake I made was to cut the top of the thyme with the mower, forgetting that thyme doesn’t grow from the base like grass or lawn daisies, so that then opened up that section to weeds. Prior to that, the thyme had shaded out other weeds before that. You’ll need to hand-thin it if it gets congested!
The other thing I would say is that there are some beautiful variegated varieties of thyme out there, which can provide year round interest when the flowers aren’t out. The caveat is these grow more slowly, because the variegation reduces the amount of chlorophyll in the leaves, so they therefore become weedy more easily. If you want some of these varieties, you’ll need to get some plug plants and propagate them yourself, because the varieties won’t come true from seed. You’ll also need to keep an eye on the variegation and remove bits that are reverting to straight green. They really are lovely, and given that you need to weed the thyme anyway, it isn’t that much extra work to maintain the variegation.
You can also get thymes with white flowers (including some variegation varieties), rather than pink, which can also be very effective – perhaps alternate the two in different clumps.
So to summarise, yes it’s possible, but needs ongoing care in the form of weeding. I would definitely consider making the most of the variegated varieties out there.
I tried growing creeping thyme from plug plants. A lot died very quickly! But I was new to gardening then. What survived took a long time to grow into a significant spread, and it’s amazing how weeds grow in the middle of it . I quite like the end result, but it took a few years to get where it is now.
Beautiful
Gorgeous.
Did this with various things and found creeping thyme and leptinella brass buttons the most successful. In bigger gaps the thyme can get a bit bushy. I think if I did it again I’d consider just doing the leptinella, it looks like tiny little ferns.