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Potted Thyme Plants - Description
- Potted Thyme Plant
- Thymus Compactus
- AKA Breckland Thyme, Breckland Wild Thyme, Wild Thyme
- Variety: Vul. Compactus
- Colour: Pink
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 9cm
- Qty: 6 Pack
Potted Thyme Plants - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Low spreading plant
- Ground cover
- Lawn alternative
- Evergreen herbaceous plant
- Fully Grown Size: 7cm high, 50cm spread
- Moderate growth rate
- Flower Colour: Pink
- Flowering Time: Early to mid Summer
- Foliage: Aromatic & evergreen foliage forms a soft cushion
- Sow: All year round
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
Potted Thyme Plants - Uses
- Both ornamental & culinary uses
- Popular choice as a lawn alternative
- Can be grown in walls & crevices
- Suited to a rockery & alpine flower bed
- Position in between paving & stepping stones
- Thyme will cover bare soil & reduce garden maintenance
- Position plants towards the front of borders
- Some great companion plants include Lavenders, Rosemary & Saxifraga
Potted Thyme Plants - Planting Instructions
- Ensure soil is moist before planting
- Thyme is happy in dry soils & soils of low fertility
- Grow in sandy, gritty soil
- If soil is poor draining, add plenty of potting grit to the base of the hole
- Happy in sun or partial shade
- Spacing: 50cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Water again after planting
- Benefits from a hard prune every few years to prevent plants getting leggy
- Clumps can be divided to propagate new plants
Potted Thyme Plants - A Lawn Alternative
- Space plants 35cm apart
- Number of plants per metre = 8 plants
- For best effect plant 2 colours of thyme
- Also add some ornamental grasses such as carex, festuca & stipa
- If soil has poor drainage, add drainage grit
- It is important to note that a lot of weeding is required in the first 2 years before lawn is established
- To reduce maintenance you can mulch up around the base of each plant for the first 2 years
- Other plants suited to lawn alternative planting
- Sagina subulata - Moss
- Gypsophila repens
- Ajuga - Bungleweed
- Chamomile nobilis
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
