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 ...

Turfed lawns require year-round care to keep them looking full and luscious, making them tough to maintain for busy gardeners. Many people make the switch to creeping thyme lawn for this very reason, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red creeping thyme lawn. A luscious green lawn is the archetypal backyard. While we love the look of pristine, well-kept grass, it ...

There are several types of creeping thyme, and some are used as lawn alternatives to grass. While creeping thyme lawns are not for everyone, but they are gaining in popularity with folks who ...

It's official: Traditional lawns are getting a botanical makeover, and red creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus') is leading the trend. With vibrant magenta blooms, a zesty lemony fragrance, ...

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 ...

ORGANIC GARDENING has evolved from growing healthy vegetables to a more pervasive ethos of tuning in to nature’s rhythms. For dedicated flower gardener Christina Frutiger, this means offering her ...

Everything in my kitchen garden works for a living. The trees bear fruit or nuts, and the shrubs, the vines, the flower beds, even the animals have jobs to do. The lawn is no different. When I built ...

A red creeping thyme lawn comes with a ton of advantages. If you're considering reseeding a patch of grass, or replacing hard landscaping, this beautiful plant might be the perfect choice. Growing a ...

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, ...