Deciding how many creeping thyme plants I need for the garden

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herbaltea Joined: 7/16/2007 Location: Houston, texas Posts: 13	Posted: Oct/26/2008 6:50 PM PST The garden continues to evolve. Right now, it's turning into gardenettes....within a larger space. Right now, we are trying to fight erosion. When it rains, our dirt moves to the patio. Right now, I am leaning toward creeping thyme. Our garden area is roughly 120 square feet. Does anyone have a good guess about how many plants I'd need? Or....does anyone have a better idea? Thanks for the feedback.... Quote \| Reply \| Report

aimee Joined: 6/21/2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 847	Posted: Oct/26/2008 8:10 PM PST I think a healthy creeping thyme plant would cover at least one square foot if not a little more..... We have yellow moneywort/creeping Jenny as a ground cover in our shadier places. It goes wild but it's easy to pull out where you don't want it. Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 16621 Moderator	Posted: Oct/27/2008 12:18 PM PST I agree that creeping jenny is fabulous erosion control, but I'm not sure how much really hot sun it will take. I like it because it grows so flat to the ground. Quote \| Reply \| Report