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It’s About Thyme: All You Need to Know About Growing, Harvesting, and Cooking with Thyme

Please check out the brief video above, to learn what this premium gardening guide is all about—the video will give you a glimpse into all the content in this gardening guide, including history and background, planting tips, specific plant profiles, recipes, nutrition and health information, and resources to help you be the best food gardener you can be.

Curator’s Corner

If you could grow just one herb in your garden, thyme would have to be at the top of the list. Thyme brings out the best in just about every food in your kitchen, plus it has many health benefits you can enjoy.…  READ MORE right arrow
Norann Oleson, Editorial Director of Food Gardening Network

Introduction

If you’ve ever been in an herb garden, you’ll recognize the woody, herbaceous, slightly spicy scent of thyme. With a breeze blowing, you only have to stand nearby to pick up thyme’s aromatic scent. If the air is still, just brush your fingers lightly over the tangled stems…  READ MORE right arrow
Thyme close up

Features

Lemon Thyme, a culinary variety

Types of Thyme Plants

Thyme comes in two main types: culinary and ornamental. Within each type, you’ll find varieties that are prostrate (low-lying and spreading) or upright (growing tall).  READ MORE right arrow
“Mother of Thyme” variety

A Word About Varieties of Thyme Plants

Before choosing your thyme plants, take a moment to consider how you will use them and the scents, flavors, colors, and types you prefer. Thyme flowers, for example, can be yellow, white, or purple.   READ MORE right arrow

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