Thyme 'Common' Plants

Thyme 'Common' is a kitchen garden classic with so many culinary applications, and it is perfect for chicken dishes and roasted vegetables.

Thyme is also a lovely evergreen presence in your herb garden, as its lush, bushy foliage is a pop of colour all year round!

• Latin Name: Thymus vulgaris

  Type: Evergreen, Perennial

  Soil Type: Free draining

  Where should I plant this variety? Full sun

  How tall does it grow? Approx. 25cm

  How much space does it need? Approx. 25cm

  When does it flower? Pale purple flowers during summer

  Top care tips: Prune regularly to avoid plant becoming leggy

   
  

  Delivery Information

• You can never have enough Thyme on your hands. FACT :). Most of us are familiar with this plant. Thyme or ‘Thymus Vulgaris’ to its nearest and dearest is a staple of the kitchen garden.

  It is easy to grow, hardy and evergreen. What is not to like?

  Thyme enjoys growing in free draining soil. It really does not like sitting in wet compost so adding grit and additional drainage to the planting medium would be a really good idea. It would enjoy being planted somewhere sunny and then left to its own devices until you need to use it. Really important - you need to prune the Thyme plant to keep it in shape but also to prevent the plant from becoming woody and leggy. Even if you are not using it a lot, you should cut up to the top third of the foliage to encourage new growth. Pruning to encourage positive growth is really important.

  In the kitchen, Thyme is a beautiful seasoning to go with meat but we use it liberally in soups and stews too. We dry this herb throughout the season and combine it with Scotch Bonnet Chilli Peppers to provide a strong and warming flavour during the winter months.

• Delivery options explained

   

  Pre-order delivery option

  From January to March, customers are able to pre-order herbs for delivery later in spring, to ensure that you receive the unusual varieties that you desire. We begin dispatch of pre-orders from late March, once all items in your order are available for dispatch in one delivery, as some varieties will be available a little later in the year than others. You will receive notification when this dispatch takes place along with tracking information but if you would like an estimated delivery date after placing your pre-order, please do not hesitate to contact us.

  Order Now delivery option

  From late March to autumn, herbs will be available for immediate dispatch subject to their availability. We dispatch our fresh potted herbs Monday-Wednesday each week to avoid postal delays over the weekend. We aim to dispatch all fresh herb orders in less than seven days, i.e. an order placed Thursday-Sunday would likely be dispatched the following Monday/Tuesday. Orders placed Monday-Tuesday we would aim to dispatch by the Wednesday of that week. We do not dispatch on bank holidays.

  If you have a specific dispatch date that you would like us to aim towards, please do not hesitate to let us know. We can't guarantee a particular date but will strive to do our best for you.

  Dispatch information

  All orders are dispatched via a next day courier, ensuring that your herbs reach you promptly and in good health. For customers in the Highlands and Channel Islands this is a 48-hour delivery service. (From 2021 onwards we are unable to ship to Northern Ireland.)

  Please note that we do not offer a collection service. Our site is not suitable to receive visitors and this is a rule that we have to apply universally out of respect to our neighbours and family.

   

  Packaging

  
  We aim to reuse packaging as much as possible. Your herbs will be delivered in taupe recyclable pots. We are moving over to using plastic blister cell packaging which contains at least 90% recycled content and is itself 100% recyclable. These things are important to you and are important to us.
  
  

  Customer satisfaction

  Occasionally due to circumstances beyond our control, problems can arise. If you are not satisfied in the condition of your plants upon reaching you, please contact us as soon as possible providing pictures so that we can deal with your enquiry and feedback to our courier service. We will endeavour to ensure a resolution is reached that leaves you satisfied.