Earlier this summer, while on a walk through my neighborhood, I mulled over how to take control of my own lawn and add some color without adding maintenance. Several blocks away, I spotted a plant ...

There are several types of creeping thyme, and some are used as lawn alternatives to grass. Whether you should grow one depends on your own wants and needs; creeping thyme lawns are not for everyone, ...

Friends have been telling me, ‘Rob, there’s something wrong with your lawn.' Yes there certainly is. It’s dead. But it’s dead on purpose. The reason the lawn in this shaded area of my garden is dead ...

Thinking about replacing the lawn with something that doesn’t require chemical life support? How about thyme. The High Country Gardens catalog lists the best thymes for lawns: ‘Pink Chintz,’ ‘Reiter,’ ...

Creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is nature's answer to the high-maintenance lawn. This low-growing perennial herb forms dense, mat-like spreads that rarely exceed 3 inches in height, making it an ...