Thyme

Description

Thyme, sometimes known by its scientific name of Thymus Vulgaris. It is a fantastic and extremely hardy evergreen woody shrubby herb grown for its amazing scent and its small pinkish lilac flowers. It also has many uses such as making pot-pourri to deodorise rooms to adding to many meat dishes such as chicken. Sometimes added to specialist chocolate for an amazing and unusual scented taste. Thyme also contains oils that are used in aromatherapy.

Bees absolutely love this shrub. It is a bee and hover fly friendly herb.

Ideal for

• Add to potatoes when roasting.
• Lemon and Thyme chicken.
• Make a Thyme butter.
• Add washed and chopped fresh leaves to ice-cream.
• Perfect for adding to summer cocktails.
• Flavoursome herbal tea.
• Can be used to freshen a room.

It is always best to use the leaves fresh rather than dried because the drying process can make leaves lose a lot of flavour.

Perfect for any garden planter. It is a bushy dwarf shrub perfect for cottage gardens, Mediterranean gardens, patio gardens or balconies. Trim back during the spring to ensure there are always plenty of young leaves.

It is possible to grow in a plant pot on a kitchen windowsill.

It prefers pretty much any well drained soil. Also, because it is a hardy plant, it will tolerate a windy position. Do not let the plant dry out during long hot summers, because drying out can make it look a little scruffy.

Check out our recipes for Thyme and other herbs in our gardeners blog.

Note: No medical claims are made for this item, and further advice from a GP or your health professional should always be taken before using any part of plant.