Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz'
thyme
- Position: full sun
- Soil: well-drained neutral to alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: June to July
- Flower colour: clear pink
- Other features: highly attractive to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This mat-forming thyme produces a mass of clear pink flowers in summer. It's an ideal ground cover plant for a sunny border or rock garden. Useful for attracting bees and other beneficial pollinating insects into the garden, the aromatic grey-green leaves release a lovely scent whenever they are trodden on. - Garden care: After flowering cut back hard using garden shears to retain a neat compact shape. Lift and divide large clumps in early spring.
Geranium sanguineum var. striatum
striped bloody cranesbill
Long-flowering, compact and drought-tolerant
Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet'
lamb's ears
Grown for its beautiful silver foliage
Viola odorata
sweet violet
Sweetly scented, edible flowers
Dianthus carthusianorum
carthusian pink
Vibrant magenta flowers
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